軍勢|ぐんぜいgunzei[0]heiban (flat)

1. nounmilitary forces; army; troops; number of soldiers
   ナポレオンの軍勢ぐんぜいは今いまや進撃しんげきし、大おおきな戦たたかいが始はじまる。↗

   Napoleon's army now advanced and a great battle begins.

• Synonym兵隊へいたいNeutralMeans troops and soldiers, and figuratively an ordinary employee; 「軍勢」 stresses the scale of a force and is mostly historical.
• Synonym軍兵ぐんぴょうWrittenWritten word for soldiers and rank-and-file troops, seen mainly in historical texts; rarely used today.
• Synonym部隊ぶたいNeutralA modern military term for a unit or organized formation; 「軍勢」 leans historical.
• Synonym軍隊ぐんたいNeutralThe standard modern word for an army; 「軍勢」 carries a historical, war-chronicle flavor.
• Synonym軍ぐんWrittenSame word as 「戦」 above: written 「軍」 and read 「いくさ」 it differs only in spelling; read 「ぐん」 it is the everyday modern word for an army.
• Synonym兵馬へいばWrittenWritten word for soldiers and war horses, armaments, or war itself; has an archaic ring.
• Synonym軍旅ぐんりょWrittenWritten term for the army or going off to war; used very rarely.
• Related兵員へいいんWrittenWritten term for the number of military personnel; 「軍勢」 refers to the force itself and its strength.
• Related兵へいWrittenRead 「いくさ」: war or battle, and by extension troops; archaic in tone. Written 「兵」, it is read the same way.

In modern Japanese say 「軍隊」 or 「部隊」. 「軍勢」 suits historical war tales describing the strength one side fielded, as in 「三万の軍勢」; for personnel numbers use 「兵員」. 「軍兵」「兵馬」「軍旅」 and 「いくさ」 are archaic written words, and 「兵隊」 can also mean a common soldier or, figuratively, a low-level employee.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

1. 軍隊ぐんたいの勢力せいりょく。軍事力ぐんじりょく。
2. 軍隊ぐんたい。