Onyomi: シ, ジ · Kunyomi: さむらい, はべ.る · Meanings: samurai, serve, wait upon, waiter
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| Word | Reading | Meaning | Meta |
|---|---|---|---|
| 侍 | さむらい | warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period), samurai | common JLPT-N1 Noun |
| 侍 | さぶらい | man in attendance (on a person of high standing), retainer | Noun |
| 侍従 | じじゅう | chamberlain | common Noun |
| 侍女 | じじょ | lady attendant, female servant, lady's maid, waiting maid | Noun |
| 侍医 | じい | court physician | Noun |
| 侍所 | さむらいどころ | Board of Retainers (Kamakura and Muromachi-period government office) | Noun |
| 侍蟻 | さむらいあり | Polyergus samurai (species of amazon ant) | Noun |
| 侍従武官 | じじゅうぶかん | emperor's aide-de-camp | Noun |
| 侍り | はべり | to wait upon, to serve | Irregular ru verb, plain form ends with -ri, Intransitive verb |
| 侍る | はべる | to wait upon, to serve | Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb |
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