Expressions 無ぶ 頼らい の 徒と gang of rowdies; band of ruffians Kanji 徒 on foot, junior, emptiness Related words 仲なか 間ま 仲間 is a more common and neutral word for a group of companions or colleagues, while 徒 often implies a less formal or slightly negative grouping.
連れん 中ちゅう 連中 is a colloquial and sometimes derogatory term for a group of people, similar to 徒 but more explicitly informal.
Word family· 43 Show 21 more Show fewer believer; follower; layperson
student; scholar; follower of learning
saint · Christian; follower of Christ
conspirators; faction; cabal; clique
fruitless effort; wasted effort; futility
apprentice; disciple
empty-handed; bare hands · penniless; without resources
follower of a religion; believer; Jōdo Shinshū practitioner
foot race; running race
gambler; professional gambler
spindly growth; leggy growth; unproductive growth
Buddhist priests; monks
outlaw; rebel; rioter
condemned person; prisoner
bandit; outlaw
rebels; insurgents
prisoner; convict
believer; follower
penal servitude; imprisonment with hard labor
foot soldier; footman
dying in vain; pointless death
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Written forms 徒と Usage 68%
Standard kanji spelling for this noun.
と Usage 32%
Kana spelling is sometimes used in informal writing or when the kanji is considered difficult.
Etymology The kanji 徒 originally means 'on foot' or 'follower', and by extension came to refer to a group of followers or a party. The exact historical derivation of the reading と is uncertain.
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