Meaning of 侍 in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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侍JLPT 1
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Kana Readingさむらい, さぶらい
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Romajisamurai, saburai
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
- Meaning
- warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai
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- Parts of speech
- Meaning
- man in attendance (on a person of high standing); retainer
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Example Sentences
侍, さむらい, さぶらい used in context
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The Nightingale Samurai A samurai tale full of humanity and humour.
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The Nightingale Samurai A samurai tale full of humanity and humour.
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『カムイの剣』は、1868年の徳川将軍時代の崩壊と、明治天皇下での日本の復興という変革期を舞台にした、一種の侍/忍者物語だ。
Kamui no Ken was a sort of samurai/ninja story set during the transition of the fall of the Tokugawa Shogunate and the re-establishment of Japan under the Emperor Meiji in 1868.
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