古武士

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Japanese[edit]

Kanji in this term

Grade: 2

Grade: 5

Grade: 5
kan’on

Etymology[edit]

Compound of (ko, old; ancient) +‎ 武士 (bushi, warrior).[1][2][3]

First cited to a text from 1941.[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

()()() (kobushi

  1. a warrior of ancient times
  2. an old-school warrior (particularly emphasizing honor and steely resolve)

References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 (in Japanese), First edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN