# 侍 samurai kanji

(personleft) + 寺 (temple) Same-ON
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## Onyomi

JI | as in, "If JESUS fought a fully-armed samurai, but Jesus only had a rusty screwdriver, who would win? What if He had an 8-ball in a gym sock?"

## Mnemonic

| The samurai is the person guarding the temple.

## Kunyomi

さむらい | samurai, bitch!!! （BOOBOO: most of the time, Japanese don't say samurai, they'll say 武士　（ぶし） instead. The only time actual Japanese say "samurai" is when they're referring to something very concrete things like "samurai haircut" or "Samurai TV drama."） 1/2 KANA ★☆☆☆☆

## Synonyms

samurai 武士 侍