Home › Words › A › ashigaruashigaruashigaru means A feudal Japanese footsoldier.EtymologyBorrowed from Japanese 足軽.nounA feudal Japanese footsoldier.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.footguard 57% match — A soldier who goes on foot, without a horse. vs ashigaru →basaji 57% match — A class of low-ranking Iranian foot soldiers. vs ashigaru →footsoldiery 54% match — Foot soldiers collectively. vs ashigaru →hypaspist 52% match — A type of lightly armoured foot soldier equipped with an aspis (shield) and spear. vs ashigaru →yabusame 52% match — A Japanese form of mounted archery vs ashigaru →arquebusier 52% match — A soldier armed with an arquebus. vs ashigaru →musketeer 52% match — A foot soldier armed with a musket. vs ashigaru →pikeman 51% match — A soldier armed with a pike. vs ashigaru →