bushido
/buˈʃi.doʊ/
bushido noun: an ethical code of the samurai that was prevalent in feudal Japan that advocated unquestioning loyalty to the master at all costs and obedience in all deeds, valuing honor above life.
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bushido (uncountable)
bushido meaning in Tamil, Marathi, Malay and Indonesian
bushido in Tamil
- வீரமரபுத் தொகுதி
bushido in Marathi
- ethical code of the samurai
- बुशिदो buśido
bushido in Malay
- ethical code of the samurai
- busudo, bushido
bushido in Indonesian
- ethical code of the samurai
- bushido
More languagesFewer languages
- bushido in Vietnamese
- võ sĩ đạo
Forms of bushido
| alternative form | bushidō |
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Origin of bushido
Borrowed from Japanese 武(ぶ)士(し)道(どう) (bushidō), from Middle Chinese 武士 (mju^X dzri^X, “warrior”) + 道 (daw^X, “way”). Cognate with Mandarin 武士 (wǔshì) and Cantonese 武士 (mou⁵ si⁶).
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Questions about bushido
- What does bushido mean?
- Bushido means an ethical code of the samurai that was prevalent in feudal Japan that advocated unquestioning loyalty to the master at all costs and obedience in all deeds, valuing honor above life.
- What is bushido in Tamil?
- Bushido in Tamil is வீரமரபுத் தொகுதி. See Bushido meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is bushido?
- Bushido is a noun.
- How do you pronounce bushido?
- Bushido is pronounced /buˈʃi.doʊ/ (US).
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Adapted from Wiktionary: bushido (page history and authors); bushido (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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