古武士

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
古 武 士
こ
Grade: 2 		ぶ
Grade: 5 		し
Grade: 5
kan'on

Etymology

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

First cited to a text from 1941.[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

古(こ)武(ぶ)士(し) • (kobushi) 

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

References

  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 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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