武士

ぶし· also さむらい、もののふ

samurai; warrior; soldier; government official serving the imperial court during the Nara period

JLPT N2 Common word Also written 物部、物夫

Meanings

Noun
samurai; warrior
warrior; soldier; samuraiPoetic
government official serving the imperial court during the Nara periodhistorical term

Example sentences

武士ぶしは食くわねど高楊枝たかようじ。

A samurai, even when he has not eaten, uses a toothpick like a lord.
江戸時代えどじだい、武士ぶしは刀かたなを２本にほん刺さしていた。

A samurai in the Edo era carried two swords.
剣道けんどうは、武士ぶしの時代じだいに遡さかのぼる日本にほん古来こらいの武術ぶじゅつです。

Kendo is an ancient Japanese martial art that dates back to the time of the samurai warriors.