武士（ぶし）
JLPT N1 · noun
Pitch accent: atamadaka (head-high) — first mora high, then falls
Meaning: samurai / warrior
Example sentences
- 武士は名誉を重んじた。 — Samurai valued honor above all.
- 武士の生き方に学ぶ。 — I learn from the samurai way of life.
Idioms & proverbs containing “武士”
- 武士に二言なし (ぶしににごんなし) — a samurai never goes back on his word
- 武士は相身互い (ぶしはあいみたがい) — fellow soldiers rely on one another; people in the same situation should help each other
- 武士に二言はない (ぶしににごんはない) — a samurai never goes back on his word
- 花は桜木、人は武士 (はなはさくらぎ、ひとはぶし) — the best flowers are the cherry blossoms, the best individuals are the samurai; as the cherry blossom is first among flowers, so is the warrior first among men
- 武士は食わねど高楊枝 (ぶしはくわねどたかようじ) — the samurai glories in honourable poverty; keep a stiff upper lip!
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