落ち武者

Japanese

Kanji in this term
落	武	者
お Grade: 3	む Grade: 5	しゃ Grade: 3
kun’yomi	on’yomi

Alternative spellings
落ち武者 (kyūjitai) 落武者

Etymology

From 落(お)ち (ochi, “連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 落(お)ちる (ochiru).”) + 武者(むしゃ) (musha).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) おちむしゃ [òchímúshá] (Heiban – [0])
• (Tokyo) おちむ​しゃ [òchímúꜜshà] (Nakadaka – [3])
• IPA^(key): [o̞t͡ɕimɯ̟ᵝɕa̠]

Noun

落(お)ち武(む)者(しゃ) • (ochimusha) ^{←おちむしや (otimusya)?}

1. fleeing warrior