noun

Messages.hist.
  1. bodyguard (of a noble or high-ranking official), guard, escort.

noun, takes する

Messages.hist.
  1. attendant, aide, assistant.

noun

  1. statues of guards that flank the gate of a shrine.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
随身 ずいじん
ずい
しん
随身 ずいしん

Contained Kanji Breakdown

follow, though, notwithstanding
ズイ まにま.に したが.う (Late Jr. High, N1)
place, left village radical - 2 stroke form (no. 170), mound
こざと
appearance of walking
ユウ ウ ゆ.く
possess, have, exist
ユウ あり あ.る (3rd, N4)
left hand, cliff(厂) variant
month, moon
つき ゲツ ガツ (1st, N5)
walk, road, (辵 variant, one dot jōyō form)
somebody, person, one's station in life
シン み (3rd)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
month, moon
つき ゲツ ガツ (1st, N5)
rising stroke
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)