古武士

Japanese

Kanji in this term
古	武	士
こ Grade: 2	ぶ Grade: 5	し Grade: 5
kan’on

Etymology

Compound of 古 (ko, “old; ancient”) +‎ 武士 (bushi, “warrior”).[1][2][3]

First cited to a text from 1941.[1]

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) こぶし [kóꜜbùshì] (Atamadaka – [1])[3]
(Tokyo) こぶし [kòbúꜜshì] (Nakadaka – [2])[3]
IPA^(key): [ko̞bɯ̟ᵝɕi]

Noun

古武士(こぶし) • (kobushi)

a warrior of ancient times
an old-school warrior (particularly emphasizing honor and steely resolve)

References

1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
1995, 大辞泉 (Daijisen) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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