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    3. 徒士衆

    徒士衆

    徒か士ちしゅ衆う

    humble samurai who served as a body guard on foot

    NTNounHistoryMilitaryKanji Vocab25 strokes

    かちしゅう

    Noun

    1.
    humble samurai who served as a body guard on foot
    2.
    bodyguards in service of the shogun who would walk ahead of him on an outing (Edo period)

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    Kanji that make up this word

    徒
    いたずら・あだ…(2)
    on foot・junior・emptiness・vanity・futility…(6)
    士
    さむらい…(3)
    gentleman・scholar・samurai・samurai radical (no. 33)
    衆
    おお.い…(2)
    masses・great numbers・multitude・populace
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