zaibatsu
/zaɪˈbɑtsu/noun
zaibatsu is spelled Z-A-I-B-A-T-S-U: 8 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 9 million words in written English, the 87,317th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, zaibatsu means “A large business conglomerate founded under the Empire of Japan, generally controlled by a single family or individual” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of zaibatsu is zaibatsus.
How many letters and syllables are in zaibatsu?
| Letters | 8: Z-A-I-B-A-T-S-U |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 9 million words; the 87,317th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is zaibatsu?
Zaibatsu appears about once in every 9 million words in written English, the 87,317th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce zaibatsu?
- UK /zaɪˈbætsuː/
- US /zaɪˈbɑtsu/
Zaibatsu has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-zaibatsu.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with zaibatsu?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as zaibatsu from its last stressed vowel (/ɑtsu/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of zaibatsu
- zaibatsus plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does zaibatsu mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A large business conglomerate founded under the Empire of Japan, generally controlled by a single family or individual.
- 2
USAny large corporation.
Near-synonyms: megacorporation, supercorporation
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Zaibatsu in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense a Japanese conglomerate founded under the Empire of Japan:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | zaibatsu |
| German | Zaibatsu |
| Portuguese | zaibatsu |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does zaibatsu come from?
Borrowed from Japanese 財閥(ざいばつ) (zaibatsu), coined from Middle Chinese 財 (d͡zoj, “wealth”) + 閥 (bjot, “powerful family”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).