徒士衆
かちしゅう
- humble samurai who served as a body guard on foot n
- bodyguards in service of the shogun who would walk ahead of him on an outing (Edo period) n
Kanji
徒
ト
いたずら • あだ
on foot; junior; emptiness; vanity; futility; uselessness; ephemeral thing; gang; set; party; people
士
シ
さむらい
gentleman; scholar; samurai; samurai radical (no. 33)
衆
シュウ • シュ
おお.い
masses; great numbers; multitude; populace
Synonyms
徒侍
かちざむらい
- humble samurai who served as a body guard on foot n
徒士組
かちぐみ
- bodyguards in service of the shogun who would walk ahead of him on an outing (Edo period) n