侍
侍

waiter, samurai, wait upon, serve

8 strokesFrequency 1,939JLPT N1Grade 8

On

ジシ

Kun

さむらいはべ.る

Nanori

かみ

Dictionary

Common Words

侍女じじょNounFreq #8177
1

lady attendant; female servant; lady's maid; waiting maid

侍士さむらいNounFreq #8648
1

Historical term

warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai

Examples
『うぐいす侍』人間愛とユーモア溢れる侍物語。
"The Nightingale Samurai" is a samurai tale full of humanity and humour.
2

Colloquial

person with a strong backbone; person that does incredible things; person of considerable talent

侍従じじゅうNounFreq #16557
1

chamberlain

はべる侍るIntransitiveUsually kanaGodan verbFreq #17567
1

to wait upon; to serve

侍従長じじゅうちょうNounFreq #42613
1

grand chamberlain

若侍わかざむらいNounFreq #44621
1

young samurai

侍医じいNounFreq #44778
1

court physician

近侍きんじNounIntransitive～する VerbFreq #46266
1

attendant; attendance upon another

侍臣じしんNounFreq #61812
1

courtier; attendant

侍者じしゃNounFreq #63839
1

attendant; valet; altar boy; acolyte

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