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Words — 164 found

Noun
1. samurai; warrior​
Place
2. Mononofu​
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3. Samurai​is the term for the military nobility of pre-industrial J... Read more
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武士 【さむらい】
Notes
さむらい: Gikun (meaning as reading) or jukujikun (special kanji reading).
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1. warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai​Historical term
    『
  • うぐいす
  • さむらい侍
  • 』
  • にんげんあい人間愛
  • と
  • ユーモア
  • あふ溢れる
  • さむらい侍
  • ものがたり物語
  • 。
"The Nightingale Samurai" is a samurai tale full of humanity and humour.
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2. person with a strong backbone; person that does incredible things; person of considerable talent​Colloquial
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士 【さむらい】
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Noun
1. samurai​
Noun
2. person of extensive learning; person of great culture; person of superior social standing​
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Noun
1. samurai family; samurai class; samurai stock​
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2. samurai; warrior​See also 武士
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3. Buke (Japan)​, in Japanese history, is the upper, privileged class suc... Read more
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Noun
1. feudal warrior; samurai​Only applies to こぶし
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2. old soldier; veteran; old hand​
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古武士 【ふるつわもの】、古兵 【ふるつわもの】、古兵 【こへい】、古武士 【こぶし】
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Noun
1. archer; warrior; samurai​Archaic
Noun
2. skilled bowman​Archaic
Noun
3. bow-twirling ceremony at the end of each day of a Grand Sumo Tournament; wrestler who performs the bow-twirling ceremony​Sumo, See also 弓取り式
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弓取 【ゆみとり】
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Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb
1. ronin; masterless samurai​Historical term
Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb
2. high school graduate waiting for another chance to enter university after having failed the yearly entrance examination​Only applies to 浪人
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3. person out of work; jobless person​Only applies to 浪人
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4. wanderer; drifter​Archaic, Only applies to 浪人, orig. meaning
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5. Rōnin​A rōnin or rounin was a Bushi with no lord or master duri... Read more
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牢人 【ろうにん】
Notes
牢人: Rarely-used kanji form.
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Noun
1. Bushido; samurai code of chivalry​
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2. Bushido​, meaning "Way of the Warrior", is a Japanese word for th... Read more
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Noun, used as a suffix
1. practitioner; specialist; professional; person (esp. one licensed in a certain profession); -er; -or; -ian; -ist​
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2. man (esp. one who is well-respected)​
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3. samurai​Historical term, See also 侍
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1. (medieval) knight​Historical term
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2. samurai on horseback​Historical term
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3. Knight​A knight is a person granted an honorary title of knighth... Read more
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Noun
1. imperial loyalist samurai of the Bakumatsu-era​Historical term
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2. patriots; idealists willing to sacrifice themselves for the good of the nation​
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3. Shishi (organization)​Shishi (志士; sometimes known as 維新志士 Ishin-shishi) was a t... Read more
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Noun
1. low-ranking samurai; samurai of the lowest rank​Derogatory
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Noun
1. warrior; soldier; samurai​Poetical term
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2. government official serving the imperial court during the Nara period​Historical term
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物部 【もののふ】
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1. family of samurai lineage; person with samurai ancestors​
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2. shizoku; the second of three official classes in Japan in 1869-1947, consisting of former samurai​Historical term, See also 族称
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1. service with a samurai family; serving in a samurai household (as a valet, chambermaid, etc.)​
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Kanji — 4 found

1.91196248773218
3 strokes. JLPT N1. Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5.
士
gentleman, scholar, samurai, samurai radical (no. 33)
On: シ
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11.276943767947367
8 strokes. JLPT N1. Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high.
侍
waiter, samurai, wait upon, serve
On: ジ、 シ
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100.0
11 strokes.
裃
old ceremonial garb, samurai garb, (kokuji)
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100.0
16 strokes.
髻
samurai topknot
On: ケイ、 キツ
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Sentences — 14 found

  • jreibun/4504/3
    • みなもとのよりとも源頼朝
    • は
    • ぶしせいけん武士政権
    • の
    • じゅりつ樹立
    • を
    • めざ目指し
    • 、
    • せんひゃくはちじゅうねん1180年
    • 、
    • へいけだとう平家打倒
    • の
    • へい兵
    • を
    • あ挙げた
    • 。
    Minamoto no Yoritomo, aiming to establish a samurai government, sent an army to overthrow the Heike clan in 1180. — Jreibun
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Names — 13 found

しちにんのさむらい 【七人の侍】
Unclassified name
1. Seven Samurai (film by Akira Kurosawa)​
ちょうそかべし 【長宗我部氏】
Unclassified name
1. Chousokabe clan (samurai clan which controlled Tosa Province, now Kochi Prefecture)​
さむらいづか 【侍塚】
Place
1. Samuraiduka​
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