bushido

See also: bushidō

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 武(ぶ)士(し)道(どう) (bushidō), from Middle Chinese 武士 (mɨo^X d͡ʒɨ^X, “warrior”) + 道 (dɑu^X, “way”). Cognate with Mandarin 武士 (wǔshì) and Cantonese 武士 (mou⁵ si⁶).

Pronunciation

(General American) IPA^(key): /buˈʃi.doʊ/
Audio (US) (file)
Rhymes: -iːdəʊ

Noun

bushido (uncountable)

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.

Derived terms

bullshido

Translations

ethical code of the samurai

Chinese:
Mandarin: 武士道 (zh) (wǔshìdào)
Esperanto: buŝido
Hungarian: busidó
Indonesian: bushido (id)
Japanese: 武士道 (ja) (ぶしどう, bushidō)
Korean: 무사도(武士道) (ko) (musado)
Malay: busudo, bushido
Marathi: बुशिदो m (buśido)
Polish: bushido (pl) n
Portuguese: bushido m
Russian: бусидо́ (ru) n (busidó)
Vietnamese: võ sĩ đạo (武士道)

See also

chivalry

Further reading

bushido on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Indonesian

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /bus.hi.do/
IPA^(key): /bu.ʃi.do/ (dialect)
Hyphenation: bus‧hi‧do

Noun

bushido

Alternative spelling of busyido.

Polish

Etymology

Transliteration of Japanese 武(ぶ)士(し)道(どう) (bushidō).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /buˈsi.dɔ/
Rhymes: -idɔ
Syllabification: bu‧shi‧do

Noun

bushido n (indeclinable)

bushido

Further reading

bushido in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Spanish

Noun

bushido m (uncountable)

bushido

Further reading

“bushido”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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