Japanese symbol for “alliance”
同盟
どうめい
Romaji: doumei
alliance; union; league
In Japanese, alliance is 同盟, read どうめい (doumei).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n, vi, vs alliance; union; league
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “alliance”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 連合 | れんごう rengou | union; combination; alliance |
| 提携 | ていけい teikei | cooperation; tie-up; joint business |
| 連立 | れんりつ renritsu | coalition; alliance; union |
| 盟約 | めいやく meiyaku | oath; pledge; pact |
| 合従連衡 | がっしょうれんこう gasshourenkou | alliance (of the Six Kingdoms against the Qin dynasty, and of individual Kingdoms with the Qin dynasty) |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 同様 | どうよう douyou | same; similar; (just) like |
| 同士 | どうし doushi | fellow; mutual; companion |
| 共同 | きょうどう kyoudou | cooperation; collaboration; association |
| 同じ | おなじ onaji | same; identical; equal |
| 同時 | どうじ douji | same time |
| 同意 | どうい doui | agreement; consent; approval |
| 加盟 | かめい kamei | joining (an association, agreement, etc.); participation; affiliation |
| 連盟 | れんめい renmei | league; federation; union |
See also: Chinese symbol for “alliance”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.
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