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野武士 (のぶし) — wandering samurai | Kumi Dictionary

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Kanji Vocab
野武士

野武士

野の武ぶ士し

wandering samurai

Kanji Vocab History22 strokes

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野伏野臥

のぶし

Noun

1.

wandering samurai, soldier of fortune, brigand, mountain-dwelling robber

2.

hermit, mountain ascetic, itinerant priest

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Kanji that make up this word

の・の-…(5)

plains・field・rustic・civilian life

たけ・たけ.し…(7)

warrior・military・chivalry・arms

さむらい…(3)

gentleman・scholar・samurai・samurai radical (no. 33)

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