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勢ぞろい (せいぞろい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

勢せいぞろい

せ

い

ぞ

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い

Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

1

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.

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%

Kanji

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

Similar words

集あつまる
集まる is a general intransitive verb for gathering or coming together, without the nuance of a complete, formal lineup. 勢ぞろい emphasizes that all members are present and often arranged in an orderly way.
揃そろう
揃う means to become complete or all present, but does not inherently imply the visual or ceremonial aspect of lining up. 勢ぞろい adds the sense of a grand or formal assembly.

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.