foot soldier (Edo period); samurai on foot
Historical term for a low-ranking foot soldier in the Edo period; not used in modern military contexts.
In the Edo period, kachi were low-ranking samurai.
Only when written 徒 / 徒歩 / 歩 / 歩行
Archaic noun meaning walking or traveling by foot; replaced by modern words like 徒歩 (とほ) or 歩行 (ほこう).
See also: 徒歩
In the old days, people traveled long distances on foot.
Modern standard word for 'on foot' or 'walking'; 徒 (かち) is its archaic predecessor.
Formal or technical term for 'walking'; 徒 (かち) is an archaic equivalent.
walker; person going by foot
foot-soldier samurai; low-ranking samurai guard on foot
shogun's advance bodyguards (Edo period)
humble foot-soldier bodyguard · shogun's advance foot bodyguards (Edo period)
infantry; foot soldier · infantry battle; battle between foot soldiers
ugly or homely woman's face; old bag
Standard kanji for the historical foot-soldier sense; also used for the archaic walking sense.
Explicitly marks the foot-soldier meaning; less common than 徒 alone.
Archaic spelling for the walking sense; modern reading is usually とほ.
Archaic single-character spelling for walking; easily confused with other readings.
Archaic spelling for walking; modern reading is ほこう.
Derived from the verb 歩く (あるく) or an older form meaning 'to walk'. The foot-soldier sense developed from the idea of a warrior who fights on foot rather than on horseback.