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    3. 武士

    武士

    武ぶ士し

    samurai

    N2KMT6News #14+1CoreNounHistoryKanji Vocab11 strokes

    ぶしさむらい

    Noun

    1.
    samurai, warrior

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    武ぶ士しは刀かたなを持もっていました。

    Samurai carried swords.

    KMT4History
    日に本ほんの歴れき史しにおいて、武ぶ士しは重じゅう要ような役やく割わりを果はたしました。

    In Japanese history, samurai played an important role.

    KMT6HistoryCulture & Traditions
    鎌かま倉くら時じ代だいには、武ぶ士しの力ちからが強つよくなりました。

    During the Kamakura period, the power of the samurai grew strong.

    KMT6History
    多おおくの映えい画がや漫ま画がで、武ぶ士しの物も語のが描たりがえがかれています。

    Many films and manga depict stories of samurai.

    KMT6HistoryCulture & TraditionsAnime & Manga
    武ぶ士し道どうは、武ぶ士しが守まもるべき倫りん理り規き範はんでした。

    Bushido was the ethical code that samurai were supposed to uphold.

    KMT7HistoryCulture & TraditionsReligion & Philosophy

    Kanji that make up this word

    武
    たけ・たけ.し…(7)
    warrior・military・chivalry・arms
    士
    さむらい…(3)
    gentleman・scholar・samurai・samurai radical (no. 33)
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