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What does 侍 (さむらい, samurai) mean?

侍 (さむらい, samurai) means samurai.

Quick facts
Readingさむらい
Romajisamurai
Part of speechnoun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
さむらい
N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonsamurai

samurai

  1. 1noun warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai
  2. 2noun person with a strong backbone; person that does incredible things; person of considerable talent

Example sentences

  • Samurai in the past wore swords at their waist.

  • He has a proud personality, like a samurai.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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