武士道

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
simp. #(武士道) 武士

Etymology

From Japanese 武士道 (bushidō).

Pronunciation


Noun

武士道

  1. bushido (ethical code of the samurai)

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 5

Grade: 5
どう
Grade: 2
on'yomi

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Noun

()()(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, “()(ねこ)(けん)()(ろう) [Kentarō, the Smiling Cat]”, in (かみ)(がわ)()(ほん) [Betrayal of Kamigawa], Wizards of the Coast:
      ()()(どう)との(むす)びつきは、(めい)()(よご)されし(もの)(たち)をいつか(もど)すであろう。(われ)はそれを()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

Noun

武士道 • (musado) (hangeul 무사도)

  1. hanja form? of 무사도 (bushido)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Noun

武士道

  1. chữ Nôm form of võ sĩ đạo
    1. bushido
    2. (colloquial) a samurai; a bushi