盟約|めいやくmeiyaku[0]heiban (flat)

Common
Definitions
  1. noun, suru verb, transitive verboath; pledge; pact; covenant; alliance
    彼かれらは盟約めいやくしているかのように一致いっちして行動こうどうした。↗
    They acted together as if by compact.
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.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • 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」.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

Japanese definitions
  1. 固かたく誓ちかって約束やくそくをすること。その約束やくそく。
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