徒かち

noun

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.

• 江え戸ど時じ代だい、徒かちは下か級きゅうの武ぶ士しだった。

  In the Edo period, kachi were low-ranking samurai.

noun

going on foot; walking

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

• 昔むかしは長ながい距きょ離りを徒かちで旅たびしたものだ。

  In the old days, people traveled long distances on foot.