宮本武蔵(みやもとむさし)

みやもとむさし
noun (proper)
Miyamoto Musashi (c. 1584-1645), swordsman
proper-nounperson-namehistory
1. Miyamoto Musashi, swordsman
A swordsman of the early Edo period, famous for fighting with two swords and for never losing a duel. He wrote The Book of Five Rings (五輪書(ごりんのしょ)), a treatise on strategy still read today.
宮本武蔵(みやもとむさし)は有名(ゆうめい)な剣豪(けんごう)だ。
Miyamoto Musashi is a famous master swordsman.
宮本武蔵(みやもとむさし)は二刀流(にとうりゅう)で戦(たたか)った。
Miyamoto Musashi fought with two swords.
巌流島(がんりゅうじま)での宮本武蔵(みやもとむさし)と佐々木小次郎(ささきこじろう)の決闘(けっとう)は、小説(しょうせつ)や映画(えいが)で何度(なんど)も描(えが)かれてきた。
The duel between Miyamoto Musashi and Sasaki Kojirō on Ganryūjima has been portrayed again and again in novels and films.

Common expressions

  • 二刀流(にとうりゅう): two-sword style; now also an athlete who does two things at once, such as a pitcher who also bats
  • 五輪書(ごりんのしょ): The Book of Five Rings, his writings on strategy
  • 巌流島(がんりゅうじま)の決闘(けっとう): his 1612 duel with 佐々木小次郎(ささきこじろう)

Cultural note

His popular image comes largely from 吉川英治(よしかわえいじ)'s novel 宮本武蔵(みやもとむさし) (1935–1939), which later inspired the manga バガボンド.

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