Japanese symbol for “camp”
陣営
じんえい
Romaji: jin'ei
camp (supporters of a doctrine, party, etc.); faction (of a party)
In Japanese, camp is 陣営, read じんえい (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
- n camp (supporters of a doctrine, party, etc.); faction (of a party)
- n military camp; encampment; cantonment
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “camp”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| キャンプ | キャンプ kyanpu | camp; camping |
| 勢 | ぜい zei | group (of people, competitors, companies, etc.); contingent; camp |
| 陣 | じん jin | camp; encampment; position |
| 宿営 | しゅくえい shukuei | billeting; camp |
| 派 | は ha | (political) faction; wing; camp |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 報道陣 | ほうどうじん houdoujin | press corps |
| 退陣 | たいじん taijin | resignation; stepping down; retirement |
| 出陣 | しゅつじん shutsujin | going into battle; departure for the front |
| 布陣 | ふじん fujin | battle formation |
| 陣地 | じんち jinchi | encampment; position |
| 運営 | うんえい un'ei | management; administration; operation |
| 営業 | えいぎょう eigyou | business; trade; operations |
| 経営 | けいえい keiei | management; 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.