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

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    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.

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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.

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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.

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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 is said that samurai refers to those who served nobles and warriors with martial arts.

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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.

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