JLPT N1 · Noun

侍 (samurai)

侍 (さむらい, samurai) is a Japanese noun meaning “warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: さむらい
Romaji: samurai
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai · noun · hist
person with a strong backbone; person that does incredible things; person of considerable talent · noun · colloquial

Example sentences

『うぐいす侍』人間愛とユーモア溢れる侍物語。

"The Nightingale Samurai" is a samurai tale full of humanity and humour.

Tatoeba #74329

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 侍

侍

waiter, samurai, wait uponジ・シ・さむらい・はべ.る · 8 strokes

Source: JMdict entry 1314780 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.