Japanese Word for
武士bushi
warrior · samurai · fighter
Readings
Meaning
Warrior, samurai, fighter. 武士 (bushi) is the classical term for a warrior of the samurai class. 侍 (samurai) is the more familiar international term. 武者 (musha) means an armed warrior in battle gear.
Example words
侍
samurai
samurai, warrior
武者
musha
warrior, armed soldier
武士道
bushidō
the way of the warrior, bushido
剣士
kenshi
swordsman, fencer
戦士
senshi
warrior, soldier, fighter
勇者
yūsha
hero, brave warrior
武士道 (bushidō — the way of the warrior) codified the samurai code of ethics: rectitude, courage, benevolence, respect, honesty, honor, and loyalty. The concept was formalized in Nitobe Inazō's 1900 book Bushido: The Soul of Japan, which introduced these values to the Western world.
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