Japanese symbol for “contingent”
勢
ぜい
Romaji: zei
group (of people, competitors, companies, etc.); contingent; camp; team
In Japanese, contingent is 勢, read ぜい (zei).
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Meanings
- n-suf group (of people, competitors, companies, etc.); contingent; camp; team
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “contingent”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 派遣隊 | はけんたい hakentai | contingent; detachment |
| 分遣隊 | ぶんけんたい bunkentai | detachment; contingent (of troops) |
| 派遣団 | はけんだん hakendan | delegation; contingent |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 姿勢 | しせい shisei | posture; pose; position |
| 勢力 | せいりょく seiryoku | influence; power; might |
| 勢い | いきおい ikioi | force; vigor; vigour |
| 大勢 | おおぜい oozei | crowd of people; great number of people |
| 情勢 | じょうせい jousei | state of things; state of affairs; situation |
| 態勢 | たいせい taisei | attitude; posture; preparedness |
See also: Chinese symbol for “contingent”.
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.