侍 (さむらい): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

侍 (さむらい) means samurai / warrior.

See example sentences below.

侍 at a glance

侍

さむらいsamurai

N1noun

samurai / warrior

侍さむらいsamuraiN1Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

samurai / warrior

Example 1

侍は昔の日本の武士です。

Translation

Samurai were warriors of old Japan.

Example 2

彼は侍の精神を持っている。

Translation

He has the spirit of a samurai.