Word Meaning 旗本奴

はたもとやっこ hatamotoyakko

旗本奴 is read as はたもとやっこ (hatamotoyakko) and means hatamoto-yakko.

Meaning

English

hatamoto-yakko
samurai bandits, organized into gangs, who wore flamboyant clothing and engaged in violent and antisocial behaviour (Edo period)

Reading

Kana

はたもとやっこ

Romaji

hatamotoyakko

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 24 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 127319 Priority U

Related Vocabulary

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旗本

はたもと

shogunal vassal

旗本八万騎

はたもとはちまんき

the shogun's eighty thousand guards, comprising hatamoto and lower-ranking vassals

旗色

きしょく

situation

旗

はた

banner (administrative division of Inner Mongolia)

旗手

きしゅ

standard-bearer

旗印

はたじるし

design (on a banner)

旗揚げ

はたあげ

raising an army

旗頭

はたがしら

(Okinawa) bamboo poles with an attached vertical flag and an elaborate display at the top that are used during the annual fertility and thanks-giving festivals

旗国主義

きこくしゅぎ

flag state principle

旗二流

はたにりゅう

two flags

旗指物

はたさしもの

small war flag attached to the back of one's armour during battle

旗日

はたび

national holiday