On this page you'll find 10+ example sentences with Bushido. Discover the meaning, synonyms such as code or codification and how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Bushido in a sentence
Bushido meaning
An ethical code of the samurai that was prevalent in feudal Japan that advocated unquestioning loyalty to the master at all costs and obedience in all deeds, valuing honor above life.
Synonyms of Bushido
Using Bushido
- The main meaning on this page is: An ethical code of the samurai that was prevalent in feudal Japan that advocated unquestioning loyalty to the master at all costs and obedience in all deeds, valuing honor above life.
- Useful related words include: code, codification.
- In the example corpus, bushido often appears in combinations such as: of bushido, bushido code, the bushido.
Context around Bushido
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 5 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 10 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Bushido
- In this selection, "bushido" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, followed, mayday, japanese, code, transcended and samurai stand out and add context to how "bushido" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 2005 mayday bushido karaoke on and and the bushido code loyalty. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "bushido" sits close to words such as aab, aamer and aave, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with bushido
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Dinova, N. (2005) "Mayday: Bushido Karaoke on Saddle Creek". (9 words)
He was a hardworking and honest samurai who strictly followed bushido principles. (12 words)
But when he’s abducted by his enemy and educated in the bushido code, he decides to switch allegiances. (19 words)
He is best known for his quote: Wilson, p, 131 "If a man does not investigate into the matter of Bushido daily, it will be difficult for him to die a brave and manly death. (35 words)
Bushido was an ideal, and it remained fairly uniform from the 13th century to the 19th century — the ideals of Bushido transcended social class, time and geographic location of the warrior class. (32 words)
The samurai code of bushido that had come to influence the Japanese military in the 1930s supposedly dictated death before surrender, making prisoners a subject of contempt to their captors. (30 words)
Example sentences (10)
Bushido was an ideal, and it remained fairly uniform from the 13th century to the 19th century — the ideals of Bushido transcended social class, time and geographic location of the warrior class.
Following the classical Japanese Warrior code of bushido, Samurai has always been a subject of interest in many facets of Japanese media.
He was a hardworking and honest samurai who strictly followed bushido principles.
As fans know, George Lucas drew much of his inspiration for the original Star Wars from elements of Japanese culture and the samurai “code” of Bushido, among other things).
But when he’s abducted by his enemy and educated in the bushido code, he decides to switch allegiances.
The samurai code of bushido that had come to influence the Japanese military in the 1930s supposedly dictated death before surrender, making prisoners a subject of contempt to their captors.
Dinova, N. (2005) "Mayday: Bushido Karaoke on Saddle Creek".
He is best known for his quote: Wilson, p, 131 "If a man does not investigate into the matter of Bushido daily, it will be difficult for him to die a brave and manly death.
It was one of the primary traditions in the samurai life and the Bushido code: loyalty and honour until death, as the Japanese perceived it.
The Japanese bushido code of honor, coupled with effective propaganda which portrayed American G.I.s as ruthless animals, prevented surrender for many Japanese soldiers.
Common combinations with bushido
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- of bushido 5×
- bushido code 3×
- the bushido 2×