徒士衆

Reading

Kana: かちしゅう

Romaji: kachishū

Definitions

noun

1

humble samurai who served as a body guard on foot

See also: 徒侍

2

bodyguards in service of the shogun who would walk ahead of him on an outing(Edo period)

See also: 徒士組 (reading かちぐみ)

Kanji

徒

Readings: ト、 いたずら、 あだ

Meanings: on foot, junior, emptiness, vanity, futility, uselessness, ephemeral thing, gang, set, party, people

士

Readings: シ、 さむらい

Meanings: gentleman, samurai, samurai radical (no. 33)

衆

Readings: シュウ、 シュ、 おお.い

Meanings: masses, great numbers, multitude, populace