はた
もと
やっこ

noun

Messages.hist.
  1. hatamoto-yakko, samurai bandits, organized into gangs, who wore flamboyant clothing and engaged in violent and antisocial behavior (Edo period).

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
はた
もと
やっこ
旗本奴 はたもとやっこ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

national flag, banner, standard
はた キ (4th, N1)
flags flying, streamers
direction, person, alternative
ホウ かた なた (2nd, N4)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
ten thousand, 10,000
バン マン よろず (2nd, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
wrapping enclosure, wrapping radical (no. 20)
ホウ つつ.む (Kentei 1)
person, (人 variant)
that
キ ゴ それ (Kentei Pre-1)
sweet, coax, pamper
あま.い カン うま.い (Early Jr. High, N2)
twenty
にじゅう ジュウ ニュウ (Kentei Pre-1)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ や はっ (1st, N5)
book, present, main
ホン もと まと (1st, N5)
tree, wood
き モク こ- (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
guy, slave, manservant
やつ ド やっこ (Early Jr. High, N1)
woman, female
ジョ おんな め (1st, N5)
or again, furthermore, on the other hand
また ユウ やす (Late Jr. High, N1)