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):

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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

1. Alternative spelling of busyido.

Polish

Etymology

Transliteration from Japanese 武(ぶ)士(し)道(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 (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28