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Japanese symbol for “camp”

Romaji: jin'ei
camp (supporters of a doctrine, party, etc.); faction (of a party)

In Japanese, camp is , read (jin'ei).

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 camp (supporters of a doctrine, party, etc.); faction (of a party)
  2. n military camp; encampment; cantonment

Kanji and stroke order

camp, battle array, ranks
on: ジン
10 strokes · JLPT 1
camp, perform, build
on: エイ
kun: いとな.む、いとな.み
12 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “camp”

WordReadingMeaning
キャンプ kyanpucamp; camping
ぜい zeigroup (of people, competitors, companies, etc.); contingent; camp
じん jincamp; encampment; position
しゅくえい shukueibilleting; camp
は ha(political) faction; wing; camp

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
ほうどうじん houdoujinpress corps
たいじん taijinresignation; stepping down; retirement
しゅつじん shutsujingoing into battle; departure for the front
ふじん fujinbattle formation
じんち jinchiencampment; position
うんえい un'eimanagement; administration; operation
えいぎょう eigyoubusiness; trade; operations
けいえい keieimanagement; administration; operation

See also: Chinese symbol for “camp”.

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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