ぶし

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Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of ぶし – see the following entries.
【武士】
(historical, strictly) a professional warrior, a soldier
(modern, loosely) a samurai
a place name
a surname
(This term, ぶし, is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)

(The following entries are uncreated: 仏師, 舞姿.)

Okinawan

Etymology

Related to Japanese 節 (ふし, fushi).

Noun

ぶし (bushi) 

  1. 節: a song, poem or musical piece
  2. a term used in titles to denote a poetic or musical piece
    暁(あかちち)節(ぶし)
    akachichibushi
    Dawn song (a traditional Okinawan musical piece)

References

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