武士 (ぶし) — warrior, samurai
武士
warrior
Frequency #1800
Frequency rank among common Japanese words. Lower number = more common.
Grade 5
2 characters
漢語 kango
漢語 (kango) — Sino-Japanese compound: all kanji use on'yomi (Chinese-derived) readings. noun
bushi
ぶし
Pitch高低アクセント — Tokyo-dialect pitch accent. The number is the drop position: 0 = heiban (no drop), 1 = atamadaka (drops after 1st mora), N = drops after Nth mora. The line above each mora marks high pitch; below, low.
ぶし[1] atamadaka 頭高
Synth audio is approximate — the diagram is the canonical reference.
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Meanings
- warrior
- samurai
Explained in simple Japanese
- むかし、刀を もって たたかった 人。
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Usage examples
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江戸時代には、徳川家の将軍が幕府という武士の政府を率いていました。
Edo jidai ni wa, tokugawake no shougun ga bakufu to iu bushi no seifu o hikiite imashita.
During the Edo period, the Tokugawa shogun led a warrior government called the shogunate.
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