Another reason for this designation was that they could not afford to have extra sets of armor and had only a set of armor, while regular samurai had two sets of armor including a spare set.
また正規の武士であれば予備を含めて二領の具足を持っているが、半農半兵の彼らは予備が無く一領しか具足を持っていないので、こう呼ばれていたとも言う。