侍（さむらい）
JLPT N1 · noun
Pitch accent: heiban (flat) — starts low, then stays high with no drop
Meaning: samurai
Example sentences
- 侍は刀を大切にした。 — Samurai treasured their swords.
- 侍を描いた映画を見る。 — I'm watching a movie about samurai.
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- Example sentences from Japanese novels & web fiction (Massif)
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