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 (bugei, “martial arts”) +‎ 者 (sha, “practitioner”)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ぶげーしゃ [bùgééꜜshà] (Nakadaka – [3])
• IPA^(key): [bɯ̟ɡe̞ːɕa̠]

Noun

武(ぶ)芸(げい)者(しゃ) • (bugeisha) 

1. 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