武士(ぶし)

ぶし
noun
samurai; warrior
1. samurai; warrior
A member of the warrior class in feudal Japan. Also used to describe someone with warrior-like qualities.
武士(ぶし)は刀(かたな)を持(も)っていた。
Samurai carried swords.
武士道(ぶしどう)は武士(ぶし)の精神(せいしん)だ。
Bushido is the spirit of the samurai.
武士(ぶし)は二(に)本(ほん)の刀(かたな)を帯(お)びていた。
Samurai wore two swords.

USAGE: Historical term for the warrior class. 侍(さむらい) is a synonym but 武士(ぶし) is more formal.

COMMON COMPOUNDS:

  • 武士道(ぶしどう) (bushido, the way of the warrior)
  • 武士(ぶし)階級(かいきゅう) (samurai class)

EXPRESSIONS:

  • 武士(ぶし)は食(く)わねど高楊枝(たかようじ) (A samurai pretends to be full even when hungry - proverb about pride)

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 侍(さむらい) - samurai (more commonly used internationally)
  • 武者(むしゃ) - warrior (especially in battle)

Related Words

Synonym: 侍(さむらい)
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Added 2026.1.13 16:50 · Revised 2026.2.19 21:42
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