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侍
Hiragana
さむらい / さぶらい
Noun
archaic
abbreviation
alt-of
Japanese Meaning
武士階級に属し、主君に仕えて護衛や戦闘などの役目を果たす者。また、その身分の人。
Easy Japanese Meaning
むかしのにほんで、えらいひとに つかえ、たたかう ひと。ぶしの みはりの いえを さす ことも ある。
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
仆人；侍从；家臣 / 武士；武家家臣（亦指下侍） / “侍所”的简称，平安时代的武士警卫所
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
侍從、家臣；武士（尤指侍奉主家的武人） / 「下侍」的同義 / 「侍所」的略稱，平安時代的武士詰所
Korean Meaning
시종, 수행하는 하인 / 사무라이·무사(가신) / (헤이안 시대) 사무라이 경비소(侍所)의 준말
Indonesian
pelayan atau pengikut (abdi) / prajurit, khususnya samurai / singkatan dari 侍所: pos jaga samurai pada periode Heian
Vietnamese Meaning
người hầu, tùy tùng / võ sĩ (nhất là samurai) / (viết tắt) 侍所: trạm canh samurai thời Heian
Tagalog Meaning
tagapaglingkod; utusan / samurai; mandirigmang Hapones / (daglat) bantayan o tanggapan ng mga samurai sa panahong Heian
Sense（1）
a servant
Sense（2）
a retainer
Sense（3）
a warrior; particularly, a samurai
Sense（4）
Synonym of 下侍 (shimosaburai):
Sense（5）
Short for 侍所 (saburai-dokoro): a samurai guardhouse in the Heian period
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a servant / a retainer / a warrior; particularly, a samurai / Synonym of 下侍 (shimosaburai): / Short for 侍所 (saburai-dokoro): a samurai guardhouse in the Heian period
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侍
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He swore to serve like a samurai from the heart.
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彼は心から侍のように仕えることを誓った。
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