武家(ぶけ)

ぶけ
noun
samurai family, warrior class
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See also: 公家(くげ) (court nobility)
1. samurai family, warrior household, warrior class
A family belonging to the warrior class in feudal Japan, or the warrior class as a whole. Used in historical contexts to distinguish the military aristocracy from the court nobility (公家).
武家(ぶけ)の屋敷(やしき)が保存(ほぞん)されている。
A samurai family's residence has been preserved.
鎌倉(かまくら)時代(じだい)に武家(ぶけ)政権(せいけん)が成立(せいりつ)した。
A warrior government was established in the Kamakura period.
江戸(えど)時代(じだい)には武家(ぶけ)と公家(くげ)が異(こと)なる社会的(しゃかいてき)地位(ちい)を占(し)め、それぞれ独自(どくじ)の文化(ぶんか)を発展(はってん)させた。
In the Edo period, the warrior class and the court nobility held different social positions and each developed their own distinct culture.

Usage

A historical term referring to the samurai class or individual samurai families. Contrasts with 公家(くげ) (court nobility). The 武家(ぶけ) class dominated Japanese politics from the Kamakura period (1185) until the Meiji Restoration (1868).

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Related Words

Related: 武将(ぶしょう) (military commander)
Related: 武士(ぶし) (samurai, warrior)
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