古武士

Japanese

Kanji in this term
古	武	士
こ Grade: 2	ぶ Grade: 5	し Grade: 5
kan’on

Etymology

Compound of 古 (ko, “old; ancient”) +‎ 武士 (bushi, “warrior”).[1][2][3]

First cited to a text from 1941.[1]

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) こぶし [kóꜜbùshì] (Atamadaka – [1])[3]
(Tokyo) こぶし [kòbúꜜshì] (Nakadaka – [2])[3]
IPA^(key): [ko̞bɯ̟ᵝɕi]

Noun

古(こ)武(ぶ)士(し) • (kobushi)

a warrior of ancient times
an old-school warrior (particularly emphasizing honor and steely resolve)

References

Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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