Vocab Info

N2 Noun

(さむらい)warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period), samurai, man in attendance (on a person of high standing), retainer

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Noun

      1.

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

      Historical term
    2. Noun

      2.

      man in attendance (on a person of high standing), retainer

      Archaic, Only applies to さぶらい

    All Forms

    侍 【さむらい】侍 【さぶらい】士 【さむらい】

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    Examples

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      (むかし)日本(にほん)には(さむらい)がいました。

      In the old days, there were samurai in Japan. {warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period), samurai, man in attendance (on a person of high standing), retainer}

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      あの(さむらい)がこの(さむらい)(かたな)(ころ)しました。

      That samurai killed this samurai with a sword. {warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period), samurai, man in attendance (on a person of high standing), retainer}

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      (いま)日本(にほん)には、本物(ほんもの)(さむらい)はいません。

      In today's Japan, there are no real samurais. {warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period), samurai, man in attendance (on a person of high standing), retainer}

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      (さむらい)とは、武芸(ぶげい)をもって貴族(きぞく)武家(ぶけ)(つか)えた(もの)(こと)であるそうです。

      It seems that a samurai refers to those who served nobles and warriors with martial arts. {warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period), samurai, man in attendance (on a person of high standing), retainer}

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      日本(にほん)()けば(さむらい)()られるのかと(おも)ったら、(いま)はいないと()(ひど)くガッカリした。

      I was deeply disappointed when I heard that there are no samurais in Japan now, as I thought I could see them if I went to Japan. {warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period), samurai, man in attendance (on a person of high standing), retainer}

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