勢せいぞろい

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勢ぞろいする · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	勢せいぞろいする	勢せいぞろいしない
Polite	勢せいぞろいします	勢せいぞろいしません
Past polite	勢せいぞろいしました	勢せいぞろいしませんでした
Past	勢せいぞろいした	勢せいぞろいしなかった
Te-form	勢せいぞろいして	勢せいぞろいしないで
Desire	勢せいぞろいしたい	勢せいぞろいしたくない
Potential	勢せいぞろいできる	勢せいぞろいできない
Passive	勢せいぞろいされる	勢せいぞろいされない
Causative	勢せいぞろいさせる	勢せいぞろいさせない
Causative passive	勢せいぞろいさせられる	勢せいぞろいさせられない
Volitional	勢せいぞろいしよう
Polite volitional	勢せいぞろいしましょう
Imperative	勢せいぞろいしろ	勢せいぞろいするな
Conditional	勢せいぞろいすれば	勢せいぞろいしなければ
Tara conditional	勢せいぞろいしたら	勢せいぞろいしなかったら

Meanings

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

full assembly; mustering in force; lining up all together

Describes a group gathering or lining up in full force, often for a formal occasion, photo, or event. Implies everyone is present and arranged.

家か族ぞく全ぜん員いんが勢せいぞろいして記き念ねん写しゃ真しんを撮とった。
The whole family assembled in full force and took a commemorative photo.
新しん入にゅう社しゃ員いんが勢せいぞろいして挨あい拶さつをした。
All the new employees lined up together and gave a greeting.

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Usage patterns

〈人ひと〉が〈場ば所しょ〉に勢せいぞろいするfor a group of people to all assemble together at a place
卒そつ業ぎょう生せいたちが体たい育いく館かんに勢せいぞろいした。
All the graduates gathered together in the gymnasium.
〈物もの〉が勢せいぞろいするfor a full lineup of items (products, dishes, etc.) to be assembled together
新しん商しょう品ひんが店てん頭とうに勢せいぞろいしている。
All the new products are lined up together in the store.

Kanji

勢forces, energy, military strength
揃be complete, uniform, all present

Related words

集あつまるN4
集まる is the plain, general verb for gathering, while 勢ぞろい implies a complete, orderly lineup often for a formal or ceremonial occasion.
揃そろうN3
揃う simply means everything or everyone is complete/present, whereas 勢ぞろい adds a sense of grand or formal display, like a lineup for a photo.
集しゅう合ごうN3
集合 is a neutral, often administrative term for assembling at a set time/place, while 勢ぞろい stresses the visual impact of everyone being present together in force.

Written forms

勢せいぞろいUsage56%
Standard kanji-kana mixed spelling; the most common written form.
勢せい揃ぞろいUsage42%
Alternate kanji spelling using 揃; also common but slightly less frequent than 勢ぞろい.
せいぞろいUsage1%

Etymology

Compound of 勢 (sei, 'force, energy, group') and 揃い (zoroi, from 揃う sorou, 'to be complete, all present'). The reading せいぞろい reflects rendaku voicing of そろい to ぞろい. The word originally conveyed the idea of a group mustering its full strength or numbers.