Meaning of samurai in Japanese
Definition of samurai
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(n) warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai
『うぐいす侍』人間愛とユーモア溢れる侍物語。
"The Nightingale Samurai" A samurai tale full of humanity and humour. - man in attendance (on a person of high standing); retainer
- (n) samurai; warrior; military family
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(n) warrior; samurai
武士は食わねど高楊枝。
A samurai, even when he has not eaten, uses a toothpick like a lord.
- (n) feudal warrior; samurai
- old soldier; veteran; old hand
- (n) samurai
- person of extensive learning; person of great culture; person of superior social standing
- (n) two
- samurai
Words related to samurai
- (n) samurai movie
- (n) peoples formerly of northern Japan with distinct language and culture (i.e. the Ainu)
- provincial (i.e. a person who lives far from the city)
- brutish, unsophisticated warrior (esp. used by Kyoto samurai to refer to samurai from eastern Japan)
- foreigner; barbarian
- (n) increase in a samurai's stipend
- (n) sword play; samurai drama
- (n) hierarchy of samurai, farmers, artisans, and merchants in Edo society
- (n) samurai spirit
- (n) samurai attached to a daimyo
- (n) no retribution for a samurai killing a commoner
