Vocab Info
N2 Noun
侍warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period), samurai, man in attendance (on a person of high standing), retainer
Dictionary Definition
Common
Noun
1.
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period), samurai
Historical termNoun
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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昔の日本には侍がいました。
In the old days, there were samurai in Japan.
あの侍がこの侍を刀で殺しました。
That samurai killed this samurai with a sword.
今の日本には、本物の侍はいません。
In today's Japan, there are no real samurais.
侍とは、武芸をもって貴族や武家に仕えた者の事であるそうです。
It is said that samurai refers to those who served nobles and warriors with martial arts.
日本に行けば侍が見られるのかと思ったら、今はいないと聞き酷くガッカリした。
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.
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