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In Japanese, 侍 represents the warriors that attempted to hold peace when there was no Emperor in Japan.
Be cautious though, as it is an old way to express “servant” or “waiter” in Chinese and Korean. Of course, if you are a samurai, you are a servant to your Shogun-ate, Lord, or the people (which is the root meaning).
Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your 侍 search...
Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
侍 see styles |
shì shi4 shih hito ひと |
More info & calligraphy: Samuraiwarrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; (1) warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; (2) (archaism) man in attendance (on a person of high standing); retainer; (given name) Hito Attend; wait on; attendant. |
主侍 see styles |
shiyuji しゆじ |
(surname) Shiyuji |
令侍 see styles |
reiji / reji れいじ |
(given name) Reiji |
伏侍 see styles |
fú shi fu2 shi5 fu shih |
variant of 服侍[fu2 shi5] |
侍り see styles |
haberi; hanberi(ok) はべり; はんべり(ok) |
(vr,vi) (1) (archaism) to wait upon; to serve; (vr,vi) (2) (archaism) (polite language) (humble language) to be; (suf,vr) (3) (archaism) (polite language) (humble language) (after the -masu stem of a verb) to humbly do ... |
侍る see styles |
haberu はべる |
(v5r,vi) (kana only) to wait upon; to serve |
侍使 see styles |
shì shǐ shi4 shi3 shih shih shishi |
a servant |
侍候 see styles |
shì hòu shi4 hou4 shih hou |
to serve; to wait upon |
侍僧 see styles |
jisou / jiso じそう |
acolyte |
侍医 see styles |
jii / ji じい |
court physician |
侍史 see styles |
jishi じし |
(1) (honorific or respectful language) (after the name of an addressee) respectfully; (2) (orig. meaning) private secretary |
侍園 see styles |
samuraizono さむらいぞの |
(surname) Samuraizono |
侍塚 see styles |
samuraizuka さむらいづか |
(place-name) Samuraizuka |
侍大 see styles |
jiidai / jidai じぇだい |
(given name) Jedai |
侍奉 see styles |
shì fèng shi4 feng4 shih feng shibu |
to wait upon; to serve; to attend to sb's needs attend upon |
侍女 see styles |
shì nǚ shi4 nu:3 shih nü jijo じじょ |
maid lady attendant; lady's maid; waiting maid maidservant |
侍妾 see styles |
shì qiè shi4 qie4 shih ch`ieh shih chieh jishou / jisho じしょう |
concubine concubine; mistress |
侍婢 see styles |
jihi じひ |
lady-in-waiting |
侍客 see styles |
shì kè shi4 ke4 shih k`o shih ko jikyaku |
guest acolyte |
侍島 see styles |
samuraijima さむらいじま |
(place-name) Samuraijima |
侍弄 see styles |
shì nòng shi4 nong4 shih nung |
to look after; to tend (one's crops, garden, livestock, pets etc); to repair |
侍従 see styles |
jijuu / jiju じじゅう |
chamberlain |
侍從 侍从 see styles |
shì cóng shi4 cong2 shih ts`ung shih tsung shijū |
to serve (an important personage); attendant; retainer to attend on |
侍應 侍应 see styles |
shì yìng shi4 ying4 shih ying |
waiter; waitress (abbr. for 侍應生|侍应生[shi4 ying4 sheng1]) |
侍所 see styles |
samuraidokoro; saburaidokoro さむらいどころ; さぶらいどころ |
(1) (hist) (esp. さむらいどころ) Board of Retainers (Kamakura and Muromachi-period government office); (2) (hist) (esp. さぶらいどころ) samurai guard house (Heian and Kamakura periods) |
侍拳 see styles |
jigen じげん |
(female given name) Jigen |
侍曹 see styles |
jisou / jiso じそう |
(honorific or respectful language) (rare) (after the name of an addressee) (See 侍史・1) respectfully |
侍村 see styles |
samuraimura さむらいむら |
(place-name) Samuraimura |
侍来 see styles |
jirai じらい |
(surname) Jirai |
侍浜 see styles |
samuraihama さむらいはま |
(place-name) Samuraihama |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
Samurai | 侍 | samurai | shì / shi4 / shi | shih |
Samurai Kata | 侍型 | samurai kata samuraikata |
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There is some fear that true Chinese calligraphy may become a lost art in the coming years. Many art institutes in China are now promoting calligraphy programs in hopes of keeping this unique form
of art alive.
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