samurai

See also: Samurai and samurái

English

Etymology

An armoured and armed samurai.

Borrowed from Japanese 侍 (samurai).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈsæm(j)ʊɹaɪ/
• (General American) enPR: sămʹə-rī', IPA^(key): /ˈsæməˌɹaɪ/

• Audio (US):

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• Rhymes: (General American) -æməɹaɪ, (Received Pronunciation) -æmʊɹaɪ, (RP) -æmjʊɹaɪ

Noun

samurai (plural samurai or samurais)

1. In feudal Japan, a soldier who served a daimyo.

Derived terms

• samurai sword

Related terms

• ronin

Translations

feudal Japanese warrior

• Afrikaans: samoerai
• Albanian: samuraj (sq) m
• Arabic: سَامُورَاي m (sāmūrāy)
• Armenian: սամուրայ (hy) (samuray)
• Azerbaijani: samuray
• Belarusian: самура́й m (samuráj)
• Bengali: সামুরাই (śamurai)
• Bulgarian: самура́й m (samuráj)
• Burmese: ဆာမူရိုင်း (hcamuruing:)
• Catalan: samurai m
• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 武士 (mou⁵ si⁶), 日本武士 (jat⁶ bun² mou⁵ si⁶)

  Mandarin: 武士 (zh) (wǔshì), 日本武士 (Rìběn wǔshì)

• Czech: samuraj m
• Danish: samurai
• Dutch: samoerai (nl) m
• Esperanto: samurajo
• Estonian: samurai (et)
• Finnish: samurai (fi)
• French: samouraï (fr) m
• Georgian: სამურაი (samurai)
• German: Samurai (de) m
• Greek: σαμουράι (el) m (samourái)
• Gujarati: please add this translation if you can
• Hebrew: סמוראי m (samurai)
• Hindi: समुराई m (samurāī)
• Hungarian: szamuráj (hu)
• Icelandic: samúræji m
• Ido: samurai
• Indonesian: samurai (id)
• Interlingua: samurai
• Italian: samurai (it) m
• Japanese: 侍 (ja) (samurai), 武士 (ja) (bushi, mononofu)
• Javanese: please add this translation if you can
• Khmer: សាមូរ៉ៃ (saamuuray)
• Korean: 사무라이 (ko) (samurai), 무사(武士) (ko) (musa), (rare) 부시 (ko) (busi)
• Latin: samuraeus m
• Latvian: samurajs m
• Lithuanian: samurajus (lt) m
• Macedonian: самура́ј m (samuráj)
• Malay: samurai
• Marathi: सामुराई m (sāmurāī)
• Mongolian: самуурай (mn) (samuuraj)
• Norwegian: samurai m
• Persian: سامورایی (fa) (sâmurâyi)
• Polish: samuraj (pl) m
• Portuguese: samurai (pt) m
• Romanian: samurai (ro) m
• Russian: самура́й (ru) m (samuráj)
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: самурај m

  Roman: samuraj (sh) m

• Slovak: samuraj m
• Slovene: samuraj m
• Spanish: samurái (es) m
• Swedish: samuraj (sv) c
• Tagalog: samuray
• Tamil: சாமுராய் (cāmurāy)
• Telugu: సామురాయ్ (sāmurāy)
• Thai: ซามูไร (th) (saa-muu-rai)
• Turkish: samuray (tr)
• Ukrainian: самура́й (uk) m (samuráj)
• Urdu: سمرائی m (samurā'ī)
• Vietnamese: xamurai, samurai (vi), võ sĩ (vi) (武士), (rare) thị (vi) (侍 (vi))
• West Frisian: samûrai m

Anagrams

• Masuria

Finnish

Etymology

From Japanese 侍 (samurai).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɑmurɑi̯/, [ˈs̠ɑ̝murɑ̝i̯]
• Rhymes: -ɑmurɑi
• Hyphenation^(key): sa‧mu‧rai

Noun

samurai

1. samurai

Declension

Inflection of samurai (Kotus type 18/maa, no gradation)
nominative		samurai	samurait
genitive		samurain	samuraiden samuraitten
partitive		samuraita	samuraita
illative		samuraihin	samuraihin
		singular	plural
nominative		samurai	samurait
accusative	nom.	samurai	samurait
	gen.	samurain
genitive		samurain	samuraiden samuraitten
partitive		samuraita	samuraita
inessive		samuraissa	samuraissa
elative		samuraista	samuraista
illative		samuraihin	samuraihin
adessive		samurailla	samurailla
ablative		samurailta	samurailta
allative		samuraille	samuraille
essive		samuraina	samuraina
translative		samuraiksi	samuraiksi
abessive		samuraitta	samuraitta
instructive		—	samurain
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of samurai (Kotus type 18/maa, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative samuraini samuraini accusative nom. samuraini samuraini gen. samuraini genitive samuraini samuraideni samuraitteni partitive samuraitani samuraitani inessive samuraissani samuraissani elative samuraistani samuraistani illative samuraihini samuraihini adessive samuraillani samuraillani ablative samurailtani samurailtani allative samurailleni samurailleni essive samurainani samurainani translative samuraikseni samuraikseni abessive samuraittani samuraittani instructive — — comitative — samuraineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative samuraisi samuraisi accusative nom. samuraisi samuraisi gen. samuraisi genitive samuraisi samuraidesi samuraittesi partitive samuraitasi samuraitasi inessive samuraissasi samuraissasi elative samuraistasi samuraistasi illative samuraihisi samuraihisi adessive samuraillasi samuraillasi ablative samurailtasi samurailtasi allative samuraillesi samuraillesi essive samurainasi samurainasi translative samuraiksesi samuraiksesi abessive samuraittasi samuraittasi instructive — — comitative — samurainesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative samuraimme samuraimme accusative nom. samuraimme samuraimme gen. samuraimme genitive samuraimme samuraidemme samuraittemme partitive samuraitamme samuraitamme inessive samuraissamme samuraissamme elative samuraistamme samuraistamme illative samuraihimme samuraihimme adessive samuraillamme samuraillamme ablative samurailtamme samurailtamme allative samuraillemme samuraillemme essive samurainamme samurainamme translative samuraiksemme samuraiksemme abessive samuraittamme samuraittamme instructive — — comitative — samurainemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative samurainne samurainne accusative nom. samurainne samurainne gen. samurainne genitive samurainne samuraidenne samuraittenne partitive samuraitanne samuraitanne inessive samuraissanne samuraissanne elative samuraistanne samuraistanne illative samuraihinne samuraihinne adessive samuraillanne samuraillanne ablative samurailtanne samurailtanne allative samuraillenne samuraillenne essive samurainanne samurainanne translative samuraiksenne samuraiksenne abessive samuraittanne samuraittanne instructive — — comitative — samurainenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative samurainsa samurainsa accusative nom. samurainsa samurainsa gen. samurainsa genitive samurainsa samuraidensa samuraittensa partitive samuraitaan samuraitansa samuraitaan samuraitansa inessive samuraissaan samuraissansa samuraissaan samuraissansa elative samuraistaan samuraistansa samuraistaan samuraistansa illative samuraihinsa samuraihinsa adessive samuraillaan samuraillansa samuraillaan samuraillansa ablative samurailtaan samurailtansa samurailtaan samurailtansa allative samurailleen samuraillensa samurailleen samuraillensa essive samurainaan samurainansa samurainaan samurainansa translative samuraikseen samuraiksensa samuraikseen samuraiksensa abessive samuraittaan samuraittansa samuraittaan samuraittansa instructive — — comitative — samuraineen samurainensa

Further reading

• “samurai”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

Anagrams

• saumari

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 侍(さむらい) (samurai).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sa.mu.rai/
• Hyphenation: sa‧mu‧rai

Noun

samurai (uncountable)

1. samurai: in feudal Japan, a soldier who served a daimyo.
2. (proscribed, colloquial) katana: a type of Japanese longsword or 日本刀(にほんとう) (nihontō), having a single edge and slight curvature, historically used by samurai and ninja.

Further reading

• “samurai” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 侍 (さむらい, samurai, archaic さぶらい, saburai), 連用形 (ren'yōkei, stem or continuative form) of the classical verb 侍ふ (saburafu, “to serve”), ultimately derived from さ (sa-, prefix meaning "early") + 守らふ (morafu, “to keep watch”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sa.muˈraj/
• Rhymes: -aj
• Hyphenation: sa‧mu‧rài

Noun

samurai m (invariable)

1. (historical) samurai (feudal Japanese warrior)

Further reading

• samurai in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Japanese

Romanization

samurai

1. Rōmaji transcription of さむらい

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 侍 (samurai).

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /sɐ.muˈɾaj/ [sɐ.muˈɾaɪ̯], /sa.muˈɾaj/ [sa.muˈɾaɪ̯]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /sa.muˈɾaj/

• Hyphenation: sa‧mu‧rai

Noun

samurai m (plural samurais)

1. (military, historical) samurai (feudal Japanese warrior)
   • 1897–1899, Aluísio Azevedo, chapter II, in O Japão, São Paulo: Roswitha Kempf, published 1984:

     Ao declinar do sol, Ieiás era senhor do campo, distribuía postos militares e, pela primeira vez no Japão, armava, sob a sua espada, cavaleiros os samurais que se haviam distinguido na batalha.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

   • 2006, Ricardo Serravalle Guimarães, Ensinamentos dos Mestres, Clube de Autores, page 106:

     Abaixo veremos o exemplo de um dos ensinamentos de um Samurai anônimo que viveu por volta do século XV e que reflete sobre seus conhecimentos e a sua relação com o mundo baseados no código de honra dos Samurais, o Bushido.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

   • 2013, John Wick, translated by Alessandro Jean Loro, Blood & Honor: Um Jogo de Tragédia Samurai, Santos: RedBox, →ISBN, page 17:

     Então... você quer ser um homem onda (ronin, “homem onda”, era o nome dado aos samurais sem Daimyo, ou seja, que “ficavam à deriva na sociedade”), hã? Ok. Eis as regras.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French samouraï.

Noun

samurai m (plural samurai)

1. samurai

Declension

	singular			plural
	indefinite	definite		indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	samurai	samuraiul		samurai	samuraii
genitive-dative	samurai	samuraiului		samurai	samurailor
vocative	samuraiule			samurailor

Spanish

Noun

samurai

1. Misspelling of samurái.