"武" meaning in Japanese

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Affix

IPA: [mɯ̟ᵝ] Forms: [canonical] (ruby: ()), mu [romanization]
Etymology: From Middle Chinese 武 (mju^X, “military”). The goon reading of mu, so likely the initial borrowing. Etymology templates: {{bor|ja|ltc|-|sort=ぶ}} Middle Chinese, {{m|zh|武||military|tr=mju^X}} 武 (mju^X, “military”) Head templates: {{ja-pos|affix|む}} 武(む) • (mu)
  1. military, martial Derived forms: 武者 (musha) (ruby: 武者(むしゃ)) (english: a warrior)
    Sense id: en-武-ja-affix-33qUM76G Categories (other): Japanese affixes, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Character

  1. Tags: grade-5-kanji, kanji, no-gloss
    Sense id: en-武-ja-character-47DEQpj8 Categories (other): Grade 5 kanji, Japanese terms with redundant transliterations Derived forms: 武威 (bui) (ruby: 武威(ぶい)), 武運 (būn) (ruby: (), (うん)), 武官 (bukan) (ruby: 武官(ぶかん)), 武器 (buki) (ruby: 武器(ぶき)), 武技 (bugi) (ruby: 武技(ぶぎ)), 武具 (bugu) (ruby: 武具(ぶぐ)), 武勲 (bukun) (ruby: 武勲(ぶくん)), 武家 (buke) (ruby: 武家(ぶけ)), 武芸 (bugei) (ruby: 武芸(ぶげい)), 武士 (bushi) (ruby: 武士(ぶし)), 武士道 (bushidō) (ruby: 武士(ぶし), (どう)), 武者 (musha) (ruby: 武者(むしゃ)), 武術 (bujutsu) (ruby: (), (じゅつ)), 武将 (bushō) (ruby: 武将(ぶしょう)), 武人 (bujin) (ruby: 武人(ぶじん)), 武神 (bujin) (ruby: 武神(ぶじん)), 武装 (busō) (ruby: 武装(ぶそう)), 武道 (budō) (ruby: 武道(ぶどう)), 武勇 (buyū) (ruby: 武勇(ぶゆう)), 武力 (buryoku) (ruby: (), (りょく))

Proper name

Forms: [canonical] (ruby: (たけし)), Takeshi [romanization], [canonical] (ruby: (たける)), Takeru [romanization]
Etymology: Ateji used in various names. Head templates: {{ja-pos|proper|たけし}} 武(たけし) • (Takeshi), {{ja-pos|proper|たける}} 武(たける) • (Takeru)
  1. a male given name Categories (topical): Japanese given names, Japanese male given names
    Sense id: en-武-ja-name-h8YdwBAs Categories (other): Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with multiple readings, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 1 0 24 24 10 2 15 17 2 7 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 1 0 24 24 10 2 14 16 2 7 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with multiple readings: 1 0 23 23 11 4 14 15 4 5 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 1 0 24 24 12 2 12 14 2 8
  2. a male given name Categories (topical): Japanese given names, Japanese male given names
    Sense id: en-武-ja-name-h8YdwBAs1 Categories (other): Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with multiple readings, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 1 0 24 24 10 2 15 17 2 7 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 1 0 24 24 10 2 14 16 2 7 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with multiple readings: 1 0 23 23 11 4 14 15 4 5 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 1 0 24 24 12 2 12 14 2 8
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Noun

IPA: [bɯ̟ᵝ] Forms: [canonical] (ruby: ()), bu [romanization]
Etymology: From Middle Chinese 武 (mju^X, “military”). The kan'on reading of bu, so likely a re-borrowing at a later stage of Middle Chinese, or from a dialectal variation in Middle Chinese. Etymology templates: {{bor|ja|ltc|-|sort=ぶ}} Middle Chinese, {{m|zh|武||military|tr=mju^X}} 武 (mju^X, “military”) Head templates: {{ja-noun|ぶ}} 武(ぶ) • (bu)
  1. courage, ferocity, valor Synonyms (courage): 武勇 (buyū), 勇敢 (yūkan)
    Sense id: en-武-ja-noun-lJEFChwj Categories (other): Japanese terms with multiple readings, Japanese terms with non-redundant manual transliterations, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of Japanese terms with multiple readings: 1 0 23 23 11 4 14 15 4 5 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant manual transliterations: 4 0 17 6 24 28 6 13 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 1 0 24 24 12 2 12 14 2 8 Disambiguation of 'courage': 88 3 3 3 2 1
  2. military power, force of arms
    Sense id: en-武-ja-noun-y6awImco
  3. the act of carrying out military force: a battle, a war Synonyms (battle): (ikusa) (ruby: (いくさ))
    Sense id: en-武-ja-noun-cAmv7GVC Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with multiple readings, Japanese terms with non-redundant manual transliterations, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 1 0 24 24 10 2 15 17 2 7 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 1 0 24 24 10 2 14 16 2 7 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with multiple readings: 1 0 23 23 11 4 14 15 4 5 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant manual transliterations: 4 0 17 6 24 28 6 13 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 1 0 24 24 12 2 12 14 2 8 Disambiguation of 'battle': 0 0 100 0 0 0
  4. the way of carrying out military force: strategy, tactics, martial arts Synonyms (strategy): 戦略 (senryaku) (ruby: 戦略(せんりゃく)) Synonyms (tactics): 戦術 (senjutsu), 兵法 (heihō)
    Sense id: en-武-ja-noun-yx3HJtfT Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with multiple readings, Japanese terms with non-redundant manual transliterations, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 1 0 24 24 10 2 15 17 2 7 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 1 0 24 24 10 2 14 16 2 7 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with multiple readings: 1 0 23 23 11 4 14 15 4 5 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant manual transliterations: 4 0 17 6 24 28 6 13 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 1 0 24 24 12 2 12 14 2 8 Disambiguation of 'strategy': 2 7 1 87 2 1 Disambiguation of 'tactics': 2 15 9 61 11 1
  5. a military person: an officer, a soldier Synonyms (officer): 武官 (bukan) (ruby: 武官(ぶかん)) Synonyms (soldier): 武人 (bujin) (ruby: 武人(ぶじん))
    Sense id: en-武-ja-noun-1jDK5PUz Disambiguation of 'officer': 5 8 7 9 69 1 Disambiguation of 'soldier': 0 0 0 0 100 0
  6. (obsolete) a unit of length, equivalent to half of a 歩 (bu, six 尺 (shaku), roughly six feet or 1.8 meters), roughly equivalent to one yard or 90 centimeters Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-武-ja-noun-7TFP-0rd Categories (other): Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese terms with non-redundant manual transliterations Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant manual transliterations: 4 0 17 6 24 28 6 13
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: 戦争 (sensō) (ruby: 戦争(せんそう)) [war, politics, government], 武術 (bujutsu) (ruby: (), (じゅつ)) [martial-arts, sports, military, war, government, politics, hobbies, lifestyle]
Etymology number: 2 Derived forms: 武威 (bui) (ruby: 武威(ぶい)) (english: military power, military authority, military influence over something), 武運 (būn) (ruby: (), (うん)) (english: military fortune, luck in battle), 武衛: a bodyguard to an imperial prince (buei), a shogun, a generalissimo, 武恩 (buon) (ruby: 武恩(ぶおん)) (english: a favor received from a shogun or samurai family), 武火 (buka) (ruby: 武火(ぶか)) (english: a fierce fire, a raging fire), 武学 (bugaku) (ruby: (), (がく)) (english: military studies), 武官 (bukan) (ruby: 武官(ぶかん)) (english: a military officer), 武漢: Wuhan (Bukan), China, 武鑑: in the Edo period (bukan), a registry listing all the samurai families by name, 家紋 (kamon) (english: family crest), income, castle, other residence, and the names of any follower, 武器 (buki) (ruby: 武器(ぶき)) (english: a weapon), 武技: martial technique: martial arts (bugi) (ruby: 武技(ぶぎ)), 武家: a samurai family (buke), the samurai class, 武芸 (bugei) (ruby: 武芸(ぶげい)) (english: military art, military accomplishment), 武具: military gear: more specifically (bugu), weapon and armor, 武勲 (bukun) (ruby: 武勲(ぶくん)) (english: distinguished military service), 武庫 (buko) (ruby: 武庫(ぶこ)) (english: an armory, a storage facility for military gear), 武功 (bukō) (ruby: 武功(ぶこう)) (english: military feat or exploit), 武江: alternate name for 江戸 (Edo) (ruby: 武江(ぶこう)), 武骨: clumsy (bukotsu), rude, oafish, useless, stupid, inconvenient, stiff and angular (english: of personality), 武左 (buza) (ruby: 武左(ぶざ)) (english: boorish, hickish), 武士 (bushi) (ruby: 武士(ぶし)) (english: a warrior, a samurai), 武事 (buji) (ruby: 武事(ぶじ)) (english: military matter), 武術: martial arts (bujutsu) (ruby: (), (じゅつ)), 武昌 (Bushō) (ruby: 武昌(ぶしょう)) (english: Wuchang, China), 武神 (bushin) (ruby: 武神(ぶしん)) (english: a god of war), 武臣 (bushin) (ruby: 武臣(ぶしん)) (english: a military minister, a minister of military affair), 武人 (bujin) (ruby: 武人(ぶじん)) (english: a warrior, a soldier)

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      "roman": "bugei",
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    {
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    {
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      "roman": "buko",
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
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      "roman": "bukō",
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      ],
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    {
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      "roman": "Edo",
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      "word": "rude"
    },
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      "word": "inconvenient"
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