BUSHIDO - Definition & Meaning for Kids

Mandarin: 武士
Cantonese: 武士

Simple definitions and word synonyms for kids.

Part of speech: Noun

traditional code of the Japanese samurai which stressed courage and loyalty and self-discipline and simple living

Categories: Code, Codification

The word "bushido" comes from Middle Chinese 武士, which was borrowed from Japanese 武士道. Many other languages have similar words:

Some English words are 'fossil words'—they only survive in idioms or fixed phrases.