Meanings
bushido1
Bushido2
proper noun
- A surname from Japanese
Origin
- Middle Chinese武士“warrior”
- Englishbushido
Borrowed from Japanese 武(ぶ)士(し)道(どう) (bushidō), from Middle Chinese 武士 (mju^X dzri^X, “warrior”) + 道 (daw^X, “way”). Cognate with Mandarin 武士 (wǔshì) and Cantonese 武士 (mou⁵ si⁶).
More words from Middle Chinese
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 武士道
- 武士道 (wǔshìdào)ethical code of the samurai
Esperanto buŝido
- buŝidoethical code of the samurai
Hungarian busidó
- busidóethical code of the samurai
Indonesian bushido
- bushidoethical code of the samurai
Japanese 武士道
- 武士道 (bushidō)ethical code of the samurai
Korean 무사도
- 무사도 (musado)ethical code of the samurai
Malay busudo, bushido
- busudoethical code of the samurai
- bushidoethical code of the samurai
Polish bushido
- bushidoethical code of the samurai
Portuguese bushido
- bushidoethical code of the samurai
Russian бусидо́
- бусидо́ (busidó)ethical code of the samurai
Vietnamese võ sĩ đạo
- võ sĩ đạoethical code of the samurai
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with bushido
toledoEscondidotuxedospeedolidotorpedoaikidolibidocredoIdoejidoteredopaedocomedoEsperantidoflavedogravedolivedomortidotokiponido
All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
bushido. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bushido
MLA
“bushido.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bushido. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bushido,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bushido.
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