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Where does “武士” come from?

武士 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 伏.

武士 (Japanese): a person who serves a lord or a master; an...

Definitions

  1. a person who serves a lord or a master; an...

Ancestry of “武士”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese伏—

Words derived from “武士”

  • bushido
  • бусидо
  • 武士道
  • 武士道
  • bushido
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