noun

Archaism.
  1. spear carrier (for the master of a samurai family).

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
槍持ち やりもち

Contained Kanji Breakdown

spear, lance, javelin
やり ソウ ショウ (Kentei Pre-1)
tree, wood
き モク こ- (1st, N5)
godown, warehouse, storehouse
くら ソウ (4th, N1)
to assemble. to gather together
シュウ あつまる
person
ひと ニン ジン (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
door, house
corpse, remains, flag radical (no. 44)
シ かたしろ (Kentei 1)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
hold, have
も.つ ジ もち (3rd, N4)
hand, hand radical (no. 64)
シュ
Buddhist temple
てら ジ (2nd, N2)
soil, earth, ground
ド つち は (1st, N5)
measurement, tenth of a shaku, a little
スン す みき (6th, N1)