武芸者

Japanese

Kanji in this term
武	芸	者
ぶ Grade: 5	げい Grade: 4	しゃ Grade: 3
kan'on

Alternative spelling
武藝者 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

武芸(ぶげい) (bugei, “martial arts”) + 者(しゃ) (-sha, “practitioner”)

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) ぶげーしゃ [bùgéꜜèshà] (Nakadaka – [2])
IPA^(key): [bɯ̟ɡe̞ːɕa̠]

Noun

武(ぶ)芸(げい)者(しゃ) • (bugeisha)

A practitioner of martial arts; a martial artist.

Coordinate terms

侍 (さむらい, samurai)
武士 (ぶし, bushi): a warrior (i.e. a samurai)
戦士 (せんし, senshi): a practitioner of war activities; a soldier, a combatant, a warrior
忍者 (にんじゃ, ninja): a shinobi; a ninja

Derived terms

女武芸者(おんなぶげいしゃ) (onna-bugeisha): a female martial artist.

See also

武芸 (ぶげい, bugei): martial arts