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侍 (さむらい): samurai — Japanese vocabulary

侍 is read さむらい and means "samurai". JLPT N1 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

侍

Reading
さむらい · samurai
Translation
samurai
Level
JLPT N1
Pitch accent
さむらいが

Example

『うぐいす侍』人間愛とユーモア溢れる侍物語。

『うぐいすさむらい』にんげんあいとユーモアあふれるさむらいものがたり。

"The Nightingale Samurai" is a samurai tale full of humanity and humour.

Kanji in this word

  • 侍 — Waiter, Samurai, Wait Upon

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