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侍

侍 — waiter, samurai, wait upon

On
ジ, シ
Kun
さむらい, はべる
Strokes
8
JLPT
N1
School grade
8

Common words with 侍

  • 侍さむらいwarrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samuraiCommon

    『うぐいす侍』人間愛とユーモア溢れる侍物語。
    "The Nightingale Samurai" is a samurai tale full of humanity and humour.

  • 侍従じじゅうchamberlainCommon
  • 侍医じいcourt physicianCommon
  • 侍女じじょlady attendant; female servant; lady's maid; waiting maidCommon
  • 侍さぶらいman in attendance (on a person of high standing); retainerRare
  • 侍所さむらいどころBoard of Retainers (Kamakura and Muromachi-period government office)Rare
  • 三一侍さんぴんざむらいlow-ranking samurai; samurai of the lowest rankRare
  • 地侍じざむらいprovincial samurai in the middle ages, who engaged in agriculture in peacetimeRare
  • 侍祭じさいacolyteRare
  • 若侍わかざむらいyoung samuraiRare
  • 侍ジャパンさむらいジャパンSamurai Japan (national baseball team)Rare
  • 芋侍いもざむらいrustic samurai; boorish samuraiRare
  • 遠侍とおさぶらいguard house in a samurai style house (Kamakura period)Rare
  • 侍僧じそうacolyteRare
  • 侍衛じえいbodyguardRare
  • 侍蟻さむらいありPolyergus samurai (species of amazon ant)Rare
  • 侍衛長じえいちょうcaptain of the guardRare
  • 徒侍かちざむらいhumble samurai who served as a body guard on footRare
  • 奉侍ほうじserving; attending on someoneRare
  • 侍妾じしょうconcubine; mistressRare

With the N5–N1 kanji, you can read 46 words that use 侍.

  • 侍 さむらい warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai
  • 侍従 じじゅう chamberlain
  • 侍医 じい court physician
  • 侍女 じじょ lady attendant; female servant; lady's maid; waiting maid
  • 侍 さぶらい man in attendance (on a person of high standing); retainer

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