Japanese symbol for “attendants”

供勢

ともぜい

Romaji: tomozei

attendants; retinue

In Japanese, attendants is 供勢, read ともぜい (tomozei).

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Meanings

n attendants; retinue

Kanji and stroke order

供

submit, offer, present

on: キョウ、ク、クウ、グ
kun: そな.える、とも、-ども

8 strokes · JLPT 2

勢

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.

Word	Reading	Meaning
子供	こども kodomo	child; children
提供	ていきょう teikyou	offer; tender; providing
供給	きょうきゅう kyoukyuu	supply; provision; service
供述	きょうじゅつ kyoujutsu	affidavit; deposition; testimony
供与	きょうよ kyouyo	giving; provision; furnishing
供養	くよう kuyou	memorial service for the dead; holding a service
姿勢	しせい shisei	posture; pose; position
勢力	せいりょく seiryoku	influence; 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.