See also: 足轻 and 足軽

Chinese

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foot; to be sufficient
 
light; easy; gentle
light; easy; gentle; soft; reckless; unimportant; frivolous; small in number; unstressed; neutral
trad. (足輕)
simp. (足轻)
 
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Etymology

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Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 足軽 (ashigaru).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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足輕

  1. (historical) ashigaru (type of foot soldier in feudal Japan)