Etymology

ashigaru

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Today it means: A feudal Japanese footsoldier. Full definition →

Japanese 足軽
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  1. Japanese · borrowed from足軽
  2. English todayashigaru

Borrowed from Japanese 足軽.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.