(ぶぐ)

ぶぐ
noun
arms and armor; weapons and military equipment
1. arms and armor; weapons and military equipment
A collective term covering weapons, armor, and other military equipment, especially from the samurai era. Includes both offensive items (swords, spears) and defensive items (armor, helmets).
博物館(はくぶつかん)武具(ぶぐ)展示(てんじ)されている。
Arms and armor are displayed at the museum.
武士(ぶし)(つね)武具(ぶぐ)手入(てい)れを(おこた)らなかった。
Samurai never neglected the maintenance of their arms and armor.
戦国時代(せんごくじだい)には、(かたな)(やり)弓矢(ゆみや)など様々(さまざま)武具(ぶぐ)(いくさ)使(つか)われた。
During the Warring States period, various arms such as swords, spears, and bows and arrows were used in battle.

A collective term for weapons, armor, and other military equipment, especially from the samurai era. Encompasses both offensive items ((かたな), (やり), (ゆみ)) and defensive items ((よろい), (かぶと), (たて)).

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 武具(ぶぐ)()につける: to don arms and armor
  • 武具(ぶぐ)手入(てい)れ: maintenance of arms
  • 武具(ぶぐ)(かざ)る: to display arms and armor
  • 武具(ぶぐ)甲冑(かっちゅう): arms and armor (emphatic)

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 武器(ぶき): weapon — specifically offensive weapons, not armor; more general and modern
  • 兵器(へいき): arms, ordnance — modern military weapons and equipment
  • 甲冑(かっちゅう): armor (helmet and body armor) — specifically the defensive gear