徒 Kanji – on foot
The Japanese kanji 徒 can mean on foot, junior, emptiness, vanity, futility, uselessness, ephemeral thing, gang, set, party, people.
Meaning and Readings
How is 徒 read?
徒 has the onyomi reading ト and the kunyomi readings いたずら, あだ.
In romaji, these readings can be written as to, itazura, ada.
Common Japanese Words Using 徒
These common Japanese words contain 徒. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.
- 学徒（がくと） — student, follower, students and pupils
- 教徒（きょうと） — believer, adherent
- 使徒（しと） — apostle, disciple
- 信徒（しんと） — layman, believer, adherent, follower, laity
- 生徒（せいと） — pupil, student, schoolchild
- 徒歩（とほ） — walking, going on foot
- 徒労（とろう） — fruitless effort, wasted effort, abortive scheme, futility
- 暴徒（ぼうと） — insurgent, rioter, mob