bushido

See also: bushidō

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 武たけ(ぶ)士し(し)道みち(どう) (bushidō), from Middle Chinese 武士ぶし (mɨo^X d͡ʒɨ^X, “warrior”) + 道みち (dɑu^X, “way”). Cognate with Mandarin 武士ぶし (wǔshì) and Cantonese 武士ぶし (mou⁵ si⁶).

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /buˈʃi.doʊ/

• Audio (US):

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• Rhymes: -iːdəʊ

Noun

bushido (uncountable)

1. 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: 武士ぶし道どう (zh) (wǔshìdào)

• Esperanto: buŝido
• Hungarian: busidó
• Indonesian: bushido (id)
• Japanese: 武士ぶし道どう (ja) (ぶしどう, bushidō)
• Korean: 무사도(武士ぶし道どう) (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 (武士ぶし道どう)

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

1. Alternative spelling of busyido.

Polish

Etymology

Transliteration from Japanese 武たけ(ぶ)士し(し)道みち(どう) (bushidō).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

bushido n (indeclinable)

1. bushido

Further reading

• bushido in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Spanish

Noun

bushido m (uncountable)

1. bushido

Further reading

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