ぶし

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of ぶし – see the following entries.

【武士】 [noun] (historical, strictly) a professional warrior, a soldier [noun] (modern, loosely) a samurai [proper noun] a place name [proper noun] a surname

(This term, ぶし, is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)

(The following entries are uncreated: 仏師, 舞姿.)

Okinawan

Etymology

Related to Japanese 節 (ふし, fushi).

Noun

ぶし (bushi) 

1. 節: a song, poem or musical piece
2. a term used in titles to denote a poetic or musical piece

   暁(あかちち)節(ぶし)

   akachichibushi

   Dawn song (a traditional Okinawan musical piece)

References

• ぶし【節】 — JLect Dictionary