武士

Chinese

		martial; military	scholar; warrior; knight
simp. and trad. (武士)		武	士

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): wǔshì

  (Zhuyin): ㄨˇ ㄕˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): mou⁵ si⁶
• Min Nan (POJ): bú-sū / bú-sǐr

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
    • Pinyin: wǔshì
    • Zhuyin: ㄨˇ ㄕˋ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wuushyh
    • IPA ^(key): /u²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)
    • Jyutping: mou⁵ si⁶
    • Yale: móuh sih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: mou⁵ si⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: mou⁵ xi⁶
    • IPA ^(key): /mou̯¹³ siː²²/
    • Homophones:

      edit edit 武士 冇事

• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, mainstream Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bú-sū
    • Tâi-lô: bú-sū
    • Phofsit Daibuun: bwsu
    • IPA (Xiamen): /bu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ su²²/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /bu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ su²²/
    • IPA (Taipei): /bu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ su³³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /bu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ su³³/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bú-sǐr
    • Tâi-lô: bú-sǐr
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /bu⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ sɯ²²/

Noun

武士

1. warrior; fighter; soldier
2. member of a powerful military caste (in medieval Europe or Japan); samurai
3. (historical) palace guard

Derived terms

• 圓桌武士／圆桌武士
• 武士刀

• 武士道 (wǔshìdào)
• 鐵甲武士／铁甲武士

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Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
武	士
ぶ Grade: 5	し Grade: 4
on'yomi

Pronunciation

• On’yomi
  • IPA^(key): [bɯ̟ᵝɕi]

Noun

武士 (hiragana ぶし, rōmaji bushi)

1. samurai, warrior

   武士 (ぶし)は食 (く)わねど高楊枝 (たかようじ)

   bushi wa kuwanedo takayōji

   a samurai, even when he has not eaten, uses a toothpick like a lord

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
武	士
Grade: 5	Grade: 4
Irregular

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mo̞no̞no̞ɸɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun

武士 (hiragana もののふ, rōmaji mononofu)

1. samurai, warrior

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Korean

Hanja in this term
武	士

Noun

武士 • (musa) (hangeul 무사)

1. Hanja form^? of 무사, “warrior”.

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Vietnamese

Hán tự in this word
武	士

Han character

武士 (vũ sĩ, võ sĩ)

1. combat sport contender; judoka, karateka, boxer, etc.
2. warrior
3. samurai