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# samurai

noun (a samurai, samurai — plural usually the same)

«samurai» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A member of the warrior class in old Japan who served a lord and fought with swords and bows. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/samurai/#m1)
2. The samurai as a class of people in Japanese history. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/samurai/#m2)

### In the lessons

In history lessons the samurai lived in Japan from about the 12th century until the 1870s, when their class was ended. They followed a code of honour, later called bushido, valuing loyalty and courage. In films, games and stories they are famous sword fighters. Phrases: «samurai sword», «samurai warrior», «samurai armour».

### Examples

- The samurai wore armour made of small plates laced together. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/samurai/#x1)
- A samurai had to be loyal to his lord. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/samurai/#x2)
- Samurai swords are called katana. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/samurai/#x3)
- The museum has a samurai helmet with horns. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/samurai/#x4)
- Samurai also studied poetry and tea ceremony. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/samurai/#x5)
- Japan ended the samurai class in the 1870s. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/samurai/#x6)
- I am to go with the general and one day I shall be a SAMURAI!” [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/samurai/#x7)

### Note

Plural is usually «samurai», though «samurais» is sometimes seen. Myth: not all samurai were men only with swords; bows were their first weapon, and a few women warriors fought too. Pronounced «SAM-oo-rye».

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «samurai» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/samurai/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«samurai» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/samurai.html) on Mova free.