武士道

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Chinese

warrior; fighter; soldier
direction; way; method
direction; way; method; road; path; principle; truth; reason; skill; Tao (of Taoism); a measure word; to say; to speak; to talk
 
trad. (武士道) 武士 道
simp. #(武士道) 武士 道
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Etymology

From Japanese 武士道 (bushidō).

Pronunciation

Noun

武士道

  1. bushido (ethical code of the samurai)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
武 士 道
ぶ
Grade: 5 		し
Grade: 5 		どう
Grade: 2
on'yomi
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Etymology

武士 (bushi, “warrior; samurai”) +‎ 道 (-dō, “way; path”)

Pronunciation

Noun

武(ぶ)士(し)道(どう) • (bushidō) ←ぶしだう (busidau)?

  1. bushido (ethical code of the samurai)
    Synonyms: 士道 (shidō), 武士の道 (mononofu no michi)
    • 2005 February 4, “笑(え)む猫(ねこ)、憲(けん)太(た)郎(ろう) [Kentarō, the Smiling Cat]”, in 神(かみ)河(がわ)謀(む)叛(ほん) [Betrayal of Kamigawa], Wizards of the Coast:
      武(ぶ)士(し)道(どう)との結(むす)びつきは、名(めい)誉(よ)を汚(よご)されし者(もの)達(たち)をいつか戻(もど)すであろう。我(われ)はそれを待(ま)つ。
      Bushidō to no musubitsuki wa, meiyo o yogosareshi monotachi o itsuka modosu de arō. Ware wa sore o matsu.
      The bonds of bushidō will draw the dishonored back someday, and I will be there waiting.

Descendants

  • → Cantonese: 武士道 (mou5 si6 dou6)
  • → English: bushido
  • → French: bushido
  • → German: Bushido
  • → Hokkien: 武士道 (bú-sū-tō)

References

  1. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term
武士道

Noun

武士道 • (musado) (hangeul 무사도)

  1. hanja form? of 무사도 (“bushido”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
武士道

Noun

武士道

  1. chữ Hán form of võ sĩ đạo (“bushido”).
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