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Ashigaru is an English word. Below you'll find 5 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Ashigaru in a sentence

Ashigaru meaning

A feudal Japanese footsoldier.

Using Ashigaru

  • The main meaning on this page is: A feudal Japanese footsoldier.

Context around Ashigaru

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 27.4 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 0 middle, 3 end
  • Sentence types: 5 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

soldiers 1× peasant 1× troops 1×

Often after:

foot 1× peasant 1× light 1×

Sentence patterns with Ashigaru

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

a peasant ashigaru foot soldier 1× foot soldiers ashigaru with minor 1× foot troops ashigaru 1× infantry called ashigaru light foot 1× largely by ashigaru peasant foot 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a few upper 1× he was born 1× tanegashima employed en 1× the yari japanese 1× use of large 1×

Common sentence endings:

cavalry in maneuvers 1× foot troops ashigaru 1× soldier named yaemon 1× to civil war 1× with minor duties 1×

Words around Ashigaru

Just before it in the word index:

ashiesh 3 ashido 4 ashida 3 ashiana 6 ashiaman 4 ashia 5

Just after it in the word index:

ashigbey 5 ashika 4 ashikaga 12 ashikeni 2 ashikita 2 ashim 3

Similar in corpus frequency:

aadujeevitham 7 aani 7 aapp 7 aarne 7 aaronic 7 aasa 7

Corpus analysis for Ashigaru

  • In this selection, "ashigaru" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 27.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, soldiers, peasant, troops, foot, peasant and light stand out and add context to how "ashigaru" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include a peasant ashigaru foot soldier and foot soldiers ashigaru with minor. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "ashigaru" sits close to words such as aadujeevitham, aani and aapp, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with ashigaru

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

A few upper samurai were eligible for high office; most were foot soldiers (ashigaru) with minor duties. (17 words)

He was born of no traceable samurai lineage, being the son of a peasant-ashigaru (foot soldier) named Yaemon. (19 words)

The yari (Japanese spear) displaced the naginata from the battlefield as personal bravery became less of a factor and battles became more organized around massed, inexpensive foot troops ( ashigaru ). (29 words)

Longer example sentences

Use of large numbers of infantry called ashigaru ("light-foot", due to their light armor), formed of humble warriors or ordinary people with nagayari (a long lance ) or ( naginata ), was introduced and combined with cavalry in maneuvers. (37 words)

Tanegashima—employed en masse, largely by ashigaru peasant foot troops—were responsible for a change in military tactics that eventually led to establishment of the Tokugawa shogunate ( Edo period ) and an end to civil war. (35 words)

The yari (Japanese spear) displaced the naginata from the battlefield as personal bravery became less of a factor and battles became more organized around massed, inexpensive foot troops ( ashigaru ). (29 words)

Example sentences (5)

A few upper samurai were eligible for high office; most were foot soldiers (ashigaru) with minor duties.

He was born of no traceable samurai lineage, being the son of a peasant-ashigaru (foot soldier) named Yaemon.

Tanegashima—employed en masse, largely by ashigaru peasant foot troops—were responsible for a change in military tactics that eventually led to establishment of the Tokugawa shogunate ( Edo period ) and an end to civil war.

The yari (Japanese spear) displaced the naginata from the battlefield as personal bravery became less of a factor and battles became more organized around massed, inexpensive foot troops ( ashigaru ).

Use of large numbers of infantry called ashigaru ("light-foot", due to their light armor), formed of humble warriors or ordinary people with nagayari (a long lance ) or ( naginata ), was introduced and combined with cavalry in maneuvers.

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "ashigaru" in a sentence?
An example: "A few upper samurai were eligible for high office; most were foot soldiers (ashigaru) with minor duties." This page contains 5 example sentences with the word "ashigaru" from authentic English texts.
What does "ashigaru" mean?
Ashigaru means: A feudal Japanese footsoldier.
How many example sentences with "ashigaru" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 5 example sentences with "ashigaru", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.