Lingaku徒【かち】
Frequency rank: 18,778. – 18,875. (for form 歩: 1,848.)
- foot soldier (Edo period); samurai on foot
- going on foot; walkingonly applies to 徒, 徒歩, 歩 and 歩行archaismsee also 徒歩
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Forms
- 徒【かち】Frequency rank: 18,778. – 18,875.
- 徒士【かち】
- 徒歩【かち】Frequency rank: 6,265.
- 歩【かち】Frequency rank: 1,848.
- 歩行【かち】Frequency rank: 7,765. – 7,782.
- かちFrequency rank: 33,795. – 34,167.
Generated definitions (experimental)
- foot soldier (Edo period); samurai on foot
- going on foot; walking
This meaning refers to a historical context where it describes infantry soldiers, particularly during the Edo period in Japan, who fought on foot rather than on horseback.
Foot soldiers in the Edo period played an important role on the battlefield.
This meaning signifies the act of walking or moving from one place to another without the use of vehicles or mounts.
Generated collocations (experimental)
と徒でいく行くto go on footと徒としてたたかう戦うto fight as a foot soldierあるいて歩いてとこう徒行するto make a journey on footと徒のやくわり役割the role of a foot soldierと徒のたいれつ隊列the formation of foot soldiersと徒たるもの者one who is a foot soldierとほ徒歩でいどう移動するto move by walkingと徒のほこり誇りthe pride of foot soldiersとほ徒歩かんこう観光walking tourと徒のでんとう伝統the tradition of foot soldiers