〜勢(ぜい)

ぜい

suffix

the ~ crowd; the ~ contingent; group of people

1. the ~ crowd; the ~ group; the ~ contingent

Attaches to a noun to name the set of people who share an attribute, position, or attitude — for example 若手(わかて)勢(ぜい) (the younger contingent) or ガチ勢(ぜい) (the serious players).

上位(じょうい)勢(ぜい)が強(つよ)い。

The top-ranked group is strong.

この大会(たいかい)は若手(わかて)勢(ぜい)の活躍(かつやく)が目立(めだ)った。

The strong showing of the younger contingent stood out at this tournament.

このゲームには、記録(きろく)を狙(ねら)うガチ勢(ぜい)と、のんびり遊(あそ)ぶエンジョイ勢(ぜい)がいる。

This game has a serious crowd chasing records and a casual crowd who just play for fun.

From 勢(せい) (force, troops), voiced to ぜい as a suffix. Originally used of military forces and sports contingents; it is now freely productive online, where new ~勢(ぜい) words are coined constantly.

Common examples

上位(じょうい)勢(ぜい): the top-ranked competitors
若手(わかて)勢(ぜい): the younger group
ガチ勢(ぜい): the hardcore, serious players
エンジョイ勢(ぜい): the casual players
社会人(しゃかいじん)勢(ぜい): the working-adult contingent

Register: the established combinations (上位(じょうい)勢(ぜい), 若手(わかて)勢(ぜい)) appear in sports reporting; freshly coined ones are casual internet usage.

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Added 2026.8.8 3:18 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02

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