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Japanese symbol for “league”

Romaji: renmei
league; federation; union

In Japanese, league is , read (renmei).

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

  1. n league; federation; union

Written forms: . Readings: .

Kanji and stroke order

take along, lead, join
on: レン
kun: つら.なる、つら.ねる、つ.れる、-づ.れ
10 strokes · JLPT 2
alliance, oath
on: メイ
13 strokes · JLPT 1

Other Japanese words for “league”

WordReadingMeaning
どうめい doumeialliance; union; league
リーグ riiguleague
めい meiaimag; league; administrative subdivision in Mongolia and Inner Mongolia

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
れんらく renrakucontacting; (making) contact; getting in touch
かんれん kanrenrelation; connection; relevance
れんぞく renzokucontinuation; succession; series
れんごう rengouunion; combination; alliance
れんぽう renpoufederation (of states); confederation; commonwealth
れんちゅう renchuucompany; lot; people
どうめい doumeialliance; union; league
かめい kameijoining (an association, agreement, etc.); participation; affiliation

See also: Chinese symbol for “league”.

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.