さむらい

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Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of さむらい – see the following entry.
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(historical) a warrior class in medieval and pre-modern Japan; samurai
one who serves nearby:
a servant
a retainer
Short for 侍所 (samurai-dokoro): the Board of Retainers in the Kamakura and Muromachi periods.
an above-average person
Alternative spelling
(This term, さむらい (samurai), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)
For a list of all kanji read as さむらい, see Category:Japanese kanji read as さむらい.)