N2600/1725

武ぶ士し

gikun or jukujikunrarely used kana formnounnoun (generic)poetical termhistorical term

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ぶし

Meanings

samurai, warrior
warrior, soldier, samurai
government official serving the imperial court during the Nara period

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Example sentences

武士ぶしは刀かたなを大切たいせつにしていた。

The samurai treasured their swords.

江戸えど時代じだいには多おおくの武士ぶしが城下町じょうかまちに住すんでいた。

During the Edo period, many samurai lived in castle towns.

武士ぶしの精神せいしんは忠義ちゅうぎと名誉めいよを重おもんじるものだった。

The spirit of the samurai was one that valued loyalty and honor.

その武士ぶしは戦場せんじょうで勇敢ゆうかんに戦たたかったと伝つたえられている。

It is said that the samurai fought bravely on the battlefield.

奈良なら時代じだいの武士ぶしは朝廷ちょうていに仕つかえる官人かんじんとしての役割やくわりも担になっていた。

Samurai of the Nara period also carried the role of government officials serving the imperial court.

Related words

潜るもぐる

to dive (into or under water); to get under, to get into, to get in, to creep into, to crawl under, to bury oneself, to burrow into, to dig oneself into, to snuggle under; to hide oneself (esp. from the government), to conceal oneself, to go underground

上下じょうげ

top and bottom, high and low, above and below, upper and lower ends, up and down; going up and down, rising and falling, fluctuating; going and coming back; upper and lower classes, ruler and ruled, the government and the people; first and second volumes; top and bottom, two-piece (outfit)

突くつく

to prick, to stab; to poke, to prod, to push, to thrust, to nudge, to hit, to strike; to use (a cane), to prop oneself up with, to press against (the floor, etc.); to attack; to brave (the rain, etc.)