Samurai
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Samurai (侍 or 士?) Is the term for the elite class of military officers before the era of industrialization in Japan. The word "samurai" is derived from the verb "samorau" ancient Japanese origin, was transformed into "saburau" which means "serve", and eventually became the "samurai" who worked as a waitress for the employer. A more precise term is Bushi (武士) (literally: "armed men") that is used during the Edo period. However, the term used for samurai warrior elite from among the nobility, and not for example, ashigaru or foot soldiers. Samurai are not bound by clan or working for the employer (the daimyo) is called a ronin (literally: "the wave"). Samurai who served in the region called hanshi han.
Samurai must be polite and educated, and during the Tokugawa Shogunate gradually lost their military function. At the end of the Tokugawa era, samurai in general is common kakitangan for the daimyo, with their swords only for customs purposes. With the Meiji reforms in the late 19th century, the samurai class was abolished as a distinct and replaced with a national army, resembled Western countries. However, the strict nature of the samurai, known as Bushido still exist in contemporary Japanese society, as aspects of how the rest of their lives.
Etymology
Samurai sayings originated in Japan before the Heian era where when someone referred to as Saburai, it means he is a messenger or a follower. Only in the early modern period, especially in the Azuchi-Momoyama era and the beginning of the period of Edo era in the late 16th century and early 17th century Saburai exchanging words replaced by the word samurai. However, in those days, meaning has long been changed.
In the era of samurai rule, the term beginning yumitori ("bowman") was also used as a title of honor for a small number of warlords, despite the swordsman has become more important. Japanese archer (kyujutsu), is still closely associated with the war god Hachiman.
Here are some other term samurai.
* Buke (武 家) - martial arts expert
* Kabukimono - Words from kabuku or biased, he refers to the colorful samurai style.
* Mononofu (もののふ) - last term which means commander.
* Musha (武 者) - In summary Bugeisha (武 芸 者), literally. martial arts expert.
* Si (士) - Letter substitute kanji samurai.
* Tsuwamono (兵) - The term for soldiers who'll enjoy ago by Matsuo Basho in haiku terkemukanya. Literally means a strong man.
source : www.wikipedia.org
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