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Where does “bushido” come from?

bushido (English) comes from Japanese 武士道, from Japanese 道, from Middle Chinese 道 — way.

bushido (English): An ethical code of the samurai that was prevalent...

Definitions

  1. An ethical code of the samurai that was prevalent...

Ancestry of “bushido”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese武士道bushido
2Japanese道Tao , Taoism; a region of Japan consisting of...
3Middle Chinese道way
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