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It means "those who serve" and originally referred to the bushi (warriors) who served the Imperial Court in the 900s.

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What language does the word samurai come from?

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What language did the word samurai come from?

From Japan, a member of the hereditary warrior class


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The English word samurai was directly transferred from the Japanese word samurai in 1727.


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What is the French word for samurai?

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How can you use the word samurai in a sentence?

The samurai took his sharp samurai sword and cut the watermelon in half.


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侍 /sa mu rai/ is originally a Japanese word. It means 'warrior, samurai' in English.


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The word "samurai" should be capitalized when it is used as part of a title preceding a name, for example, Samurai Jack. Otherwise, it is generally not capitalized when used in a sentence.


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"Samurai" (侍) comes from "侍う" (Saburau) to serve.


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Japanese word for swordsman?

Stretching concepts a little, a Feudal warrior of a private band was known as a Samurai which is both singular and plural, like Kamikaze. The noun Samurai also refers to his special type of sword, but does not mean ( Sword). I guess Samurai would come the closest to the Western concept of Knight or Miltary adventurer of a somewhat clandestine nature- as the Samurai were.