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 term
- 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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- ら 
- い 
 
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Examples
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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. - N2
 
- あの侍がこの侍を刀で殺しました。 - That samurai killed this samurai with a sword. - N2
 
- 今の日本には、本物の侍はいません。 - In today's Japan, there are no real samurais. - N2
 
- 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. - N2
 
- 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. - N2
 
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