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Japanese symbol for “syndicate”

Romaji: zaidan
foundation (institution); syndicate; group

In Japanese, syndicate is , read (zaidan).

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 foundation (institution); syndicate; group

Kanji and stroke order

property, money, wealth
on: ザイ、サイ、ゾク
kun: たから
10 strokes · JLPT 2
group, association
on: ダン、トン
kun: かたまり、まる.い
6 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “syndicate”

WordReadingMeaning
シンジケート shinjikeetosyndicate
きぎょうくみあい kigyoukumiaisyndicate
きぎょうれんごう kigyourengoucartel; syndicate

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
ざいさん zaisanproperty; fortune; assets
ざいせい zaiseipublic finance
さいふ saifuwallet; purse; coin purse
ぶんかざい bunkazaicultural assets; cultural property
ざいかい zaikaifinancial world; business circles
ざいばつ zaibatsuzaibatsu; financial conglomerate; industrial group
だんたい dantaigroup; party; team
しゅうだん shuudangroup; mass

See also: Chinese symbol for “syndicate”.

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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