Word details
武士
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 武士.
Dictionary
Entry
1
Poetical term
warrior; soldier; samurai
2
Historical term
government official serving the imperial court during the Nara period
Character notes
Kanji in this Word
武
warrior, military, chivalry, arms
8 strokesFrequency 387JLPT N2Grade 5
On
ブム
Kun
たけたけ.し
Nanori
うおたけしたけんん
士
gentleman, scholar, samurai, samurai radical (no. 33)
3 strokesFrequency 526JLPT N1Grade 5
On
シ
Kun
さむらい
Nanori
おま
物
thing, object, matter
8 strokesFrequency 215JLPT N3Grade 3
On
ブツモツ
Kun
ものもの-
部
section, bureau, dept, class, copy, part, portion, counter for copies of a newspaper or magazine
10 strokesFrequency 36JLPT N2Grade 3
On
ブ
Kun
-べ
Nanori
とりふぺま
Vocabulary quiz
Build your vocabulary
Add words to your personal quiz list and practice recall with the words you actually look up.