かち
徒士
しゅう
衆

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).

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
かち
徒士
しゅう
衆
 徒士衆 かちしゅう

Contained Kanji Breakdown

on foot, junior, emptiness
ト　あだ　かち (4th, N3)
stop, linger, loiter
テキ　たたず.む (Kentei 1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
human radical (no. 9)
run
はし.る　ソウ　はしり (2nd, N4)
soil, earth, ground
ド　つち　は (1st, N5)
stop, halt
と.まる　シ　どめ (2nd, N4)
divining, fortune-telling, divination or katakana to radical (no. 25)
ボク　うらな.う　うらない (Kentei Pre-1)
gentleman, scholar, samurai
シ　さむらい　お (4th, N1)
masses, great numbers, multitude
シュウ　シュ　おお.い (6th, N1)
blood
ち　ケツ (3rd, N2)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
dish, a helping, plate
さら　ベイ (3rd, N2)
stand side by side, assemble
ギン　ゴン　シュウ