bushido

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).

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

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• Rhymes: -iːdəʊ

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.

• bullshido

• chivalry

• bushido on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

• IPA^(key): /bus.hi.do/
• IPA^(key): /bu.ʃi.do/ (dialect)
• Hyphenation: bus‧hi‧do

bushido

1. Alternative spelling of busyido.

Transliteration from Japanese 武(ぶ)士(し)道(どう) (bushidō).

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

bushido n (indeclinable)

1. bushido

• bushido in Polish dictionaries at PWN

bushido m (uncountable)

1. bushido

• “bushido”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28