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Japanese symbol for “attendants”

Romaji: tomozei
attendants; retinue

In Japanese, attendants is , read (tomozei).

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 attendants; retinue

Kanji and stroke order

submit, offer, present
on: キョウ、ク、クウ、グ
kun: そな.える、とも、-ども
8 strokes · JLPT 2
forces, energy, military strength
on: セイ、ゼイ
kun: いきお.い、はずみ
13 strokes · JLPT 2

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
こども kodomochild; children
ていきょう teikyouoffer; tender; providing
きょうきゅう kyoukyuusupply; provision; service
きょうじゅつ kyoujutsuaffidavit; deposition; testimony
きょうよ kyouyogiving; provision; furnishing
くよう kuyoumemorial service for the dead; holding a service
しせい shiseiposture; pose; position
せいりょく seiryokuinfluence; power; might

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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