武 – warrior, military, chivalry

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The kanji 武 means warrior, military, chivalry, arms. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is ブ、ム (bu, mu); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is たけ、たけ.し (take, takeshi). It is written with 8 strokes, under radical 止 (no. 77).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	ブ	bu
On’yomi	ム	mu
Kun’yomi	たけ	take
Kun’yomi	たけ.し	takeshi

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 止 (Kangxi radical 77). Components: 止・弋.

Words using 武

武器ぶきweapon武士ぶしsamurai武装ぶそうarms武力ぶりょくarmed might

Example sentences

その軍隊は十分な武器を持っていた。

The troops had plenty of arms.

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武士は食わねど高楊枝。

A samurai, even when he has not eaten, uses a toothpick like a lord.

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彼らは銃で武装した。

They armed themselves with guns.

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Kanji with the same radical

正歳止歩歴歯歪

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