Word Meaning 徒侍

かちざむらい kachizamurai

徒侍 is read as かちざむらい (kachizamurai) and means humble samurai who served as a body guard on foot.

Meaning

English

humble samurai who served as a body guard on foot

Reading

Kana

かちざむらい

Romaji

kachizamurai

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 18 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Rank 136857 Priority V

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

徒手体操

としゅたいそう

free-standing exercises

徒士衆

かちしゅう

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

徒渉

としょう

wade across

徒歩圏内

とほけんない

within walking distance

徒手空拳

としゅくうけん

being empty-handed

徒刑

とけい

penal servitude

徒爾

とじ

uselessness

徒桜

あだざくら

unfaithful woman

侍

さむらい

man in attendance (on a person of high standing)

三一侍

さんぴんざむらい

low-ranking samurai

七人の侍

しちにんのさむらい

Seven Samurai (film by Akira Kurosawa)

徒歩

とほ

walking