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武士道

武士道

Chinese

soldier; warrior
 
direction; way; method; road; path; principle; truth; reason; skill; Tao (of Taoism); a measure word; to say; to speak; to talk
simp. and trad.
(武士道)
武士

Noun

武士道

  1. bushido, a code of conduct for Japanese samurai

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 5

Grade: 4
どう
Grade: 2
on'yomi

Pronunciation

Etymology

武士 (bushi, warrior; samurai) + (, way; path)

Noun

武士 (hiragana ぶしどう, romaji bushidō, historical hiragana ぶしだう)

  1. bushido, a code of conduct for Japanese samurai

Descendants

References

  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9
  2. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, ISBN 978-4-14-011112-3