侍
さむらい
samurai
= samurai / warrior
Samurai (侍) were Japan’s warrior class serving feudal lords (daimyo). Living by the bushido code, samurai represent Japanese values of honor, loyalty, and martial excellence.
Samurai were professional warriors in medieval and early modern Japan. They served daimyo (lords) and followed bushido—a strict code of conduct emphasizing loyalty, honor, and skill. Samurai trained in swordplay (kenjutsu) and philosophy. The samurai class was abolished during the Meiji Restoration. Samurai culture profoundly influenced Japanese society and aesthetics.
Historical samurai ≠ anime samurai. Real samurai were politically complex.
侍 (to serve/samurai)
EXAMPLE 1
侍は、武士道に従って生きた。
Samurai wa, bushidou ni shitagatte ikita.
Samurai lived by the bushido code.
EXAMPLE 2
侍の歴史は、日本を理解する鍵だ。
Samurai no rekishi wa, Nihon wo rikai suru kagi da.
Samurai history is key to understanding Japan.
EXAMPLE 3
侍の精神は、日本文化に残っている。
Samurai no seishin wa, Nihon bunka ni nokotte iru.
Samurai spirit persists in Japanese culture.
Samurai shaped Japanese values and aesthetics.
Abolished 1868, but culturally influential today.
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