JLPT N2 · Noun

武士 (bushi)

武士 (ぶし, bushi) is a Japanese noun meaning “samurai; warrior”. It appears in JLPT N2 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: ぶし
Romaji: bushi
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N2 (unofficial)

Meaning

samurai; warrior · noun

Example sentences

武士は食わねど高楊枝。

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

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

Kanji in 武士

warrior, military, chivalryブ・ム・たけ・たけ.し · 8 strokes

gentleman, scholar, samuraiシ・さむらい · 3 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 武士.

武器ぶきweapon武装ぶそうarms武力ぶりょくarmed might博士はかせexpert同士どうしfellow学士がくしuniversity graduate紳士しんしgentleman修士しゅうしmaster's (degree)兵士へいしsoldier

Source: JMdict entry 1583680 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.