samurais
Feudal Japan's warriors
Samurais is a plural of samurai, the warrior class of feudal Japan.
The standard plural is samurai (unchanged), following Japanese grammar, but samurais appears in casual English: The samurais in the film were historically inaccurate.
Both forms are acceptable, though samurai remains more common in careful usage.
Samurai honor system
- katanaCurved Japanese fighting blade
- roninFeudal drifter-warrior
- daimyoJapanese feudal landowner
- shogunJapan's military supreme commander
seppuku · armor · swordsmanship · feudal · clan · loyalty · honor · blade
Curved Japanese fighting blade
- wakizashiJapanese auxiliary blade
- tanto"So much" in scores
- yariJapanese bladed pole weapon
- scabbardProtective case for blades
forging · steel · sharpening · blade · bow · arrows · polearm · spear
Ruling samurai dynasty, 1600s-1800s
- MeijiJapanese modernization era
- JapanEast Asian archipelago nation
- feudalismLand-for-service social structure
- castleFortified medieval residence
province · battle · warlord · medieval · abolition · restoration · emperor · domain
Japanese cartoon art form
- mangaJapanese comic medium
- ninjaJapanese espionage agent
- cosplayDressing as media characters
- videogamesElectronic interactive entertainment
films · Hollywood · romanticized · action · hero · Tom Cruise · Akira Kurosawa · sword fighting
Legendary Japanese film director
- haikuJapanese seventeen-syllable verse
- zenMeditative calm
- tea ceremonyRitualized beverage preparation
- calligraphyOrnamental handwriting art
ikebana · aesthetics · philosophy · poetry · meditation · refinement · tradition · legacy
bushido
Samurai honor system
shogun · seppuku · armor · swordsmanship · feudal · clan · loyalty · honor · blade · warfare
katana
Curved Japanese fighting blade
scabbard · forging · steel · sharpening · blade · bow · arrows · polearm · spear · swordsmith
Tokugawa
Ruling samurai dynasty, 1600s-1800s
- MeijiJapanese modernization era
- JapanEast Asian archipelago nation
- feudalismLand-for-service social structure
castle · province · battle · warlord · medieval · abolition · restoration · emperor · domain · lords
anime
Japanese cartoon art form
videogames · films · Hollywood · romanticized · action · hero · Tom Cruise · Akira Kurosawa · sword fighting · adventure
Kurosawa
Legendary Japanese film director
- haikuJapanese seventeen-syllable verse
- zenMeditative calm
- tea ceremonyRitualized beverage preparation
calligraphy · ikebana · aesthetics · philosophy · poetry · meditation · refinement · tradition · legacy · craftsmanship
samuraisninjas
Feudal Japanese covert agents
shinobi · assassins · spies · guerrillas · saboteurs
samuraisronin
Feudal drifter-warrior
mercenaries · free agents · outlaws · bandits
- samurai swordJapanese warrior's curved blade
- samurai armorJapanese warrior's protective suit
- samurai codeFeudal warrior ethics
- samurai cultureFeudal Japanese warrior tradition
- samurai spiritFeudal Japanese warrior ethos
- samurai filmJapanese swordsman movie genre