盟約|めいやくmeiyaku[0]heiban (flat)
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- noun, suru verb, transitive verboath; pledge; pact; covenant; alliance
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 盟約する(めいやくする) |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 盟約します(めいやくします) |
| Negative (nai) | 盟約しない(めいやくしない) |
| polite (masen) | 盟約しません(めいやくしません) |
| classical zu / nu | 盟約せず・盟約せぬ(めいやくせず・めいやくせぬ) |
| Past (ta) | 盟約した(めいやくした) |
| polite (mashita) | 盟約しました(めいやくしました) |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 盟約しなかった(めいやくしなかった) |
| polite (masen deshita) | 盟約しませんでした(めいやくしませんでした) |
| Te form | 盟約して(めいやくして) |
| Potential | 盟約できる(めいやくできる) |
| Passive | 盟約される(めいやくされる) |
| Causative | 盟約させる(めいやくさせる) |
| Causative passive | 盟約させられる(めいやくさせられる) |
| Conditional (ba) | 盟約すれば(めいやくすれば) |
| tara | 盟約したら(めいやくしたら) |
| Volitional | 盟約しよう(めいやくしよう) |
| polite (mashou) | 盟約しましょう(めいやくしましょう) |
| Imperative | 盟約しろ(めいやくしろ) |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
- Synonym契約けいやくNeutralA legally binding contract or agreement; 「盟約」 is a solemn sworn pact, typically one of alliance.
- Synonym約束やくそくNeutralThe most general word for a promise or arrangement; 「盟約」 is solemn and carries the nuance of an alliance.
- Synonym誓約せいやくWrittenIn formal prose, vowing or pledging, as in 「誓約書」; 「盟約」 stresses a mutual alliance between two parties.
- Synonym宣誓せんせいFormalA formal word for swearing publicly before others, as in 「選手宣誓」; 「盟約」 is a mutual pact between parties.
- Synonym契りちぎりWrittenA literary word for a vow or pledge, also the bond between lovers; 「盟約」 leans toward pacts between groups.
- Related誓うちかうNeutralA verb meaning to swear or vow; 「盟約」 is the noun for the pledge itself.
- Antonym破約はやくWrittenA written term for breaking or cancelling an agreement; the opposite of 「盟約」.
Everyday promises take 「約束」 and legal contracts 「契約」; for a solemn sworn pact of alliance use 「盟約」, and for personal vows 「誓約」 or 「誓う」.
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