旗本八万騎

はたもとはちまんき

Meanings

1. Noun the Tokugawa shogunate's eighty thousand guards (comprising hatamoto and lower-ranking vassals) See also: 旗本 (はたもと).

Kanji

• 旗 flag. Read as はた.
• 本 origin. Read as もと.
• 八 eight. Read as ハチ.
• 万 ten thousand. Read as マン.
• 騎 mounted. Read as キ.

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