Warrior

戦士 (senshi)

The Japanese word 戦士 meaning "warrior; soldier; fighter" and is composed of the kanji 戦 (read sen) meaning "war; fight" and 士 (read shi) meaning "person". 戦士 does not have a specific connection to Bushido as, for example, 武者 Warrior (musha) does. So when the word "fighter" is used in the news 戦士 is the more common translation.

Verify: 戦士 in the Japanese-English Dictionary

Warrior (戦士) in Block style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

Warrior 戦士 senshi Block Vertical VB2C

Warrior 戦士 senshi Block Vertical VB3C

Warrior (戦士) in Cursive style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

Warrior 戦士 senshi Cursive Vertical VC2B

Warrior 戦士 senshi Cursive Vertical VC3B

Warrior (戦士) in Design style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

Warrior 戦士 senshi Design Vertical VD3B

Warrior (戦士) in Semi-Cursive style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

Warrior 戦士 senshi Semi-Cursive Vertical VS2C

Warrior 戦士 senshi Semi-Cursive Vertical VS3C

Warrior 戦士 senshi Cursive Horizontal HC2A

Warrior 戦士 senshi Semi-Cursive Horizontal HS2A

武者 (musha)

The Japanese word 武者 meaning "Warrior" is composed of the kanji 武 (read mu) meaning "Warrior; Military" and 者 (read sha) meaning "Person". The first kanji 武 is the same kanji used in Way of the Warrior (bushidō) and so musha implies a warrior in the Bushido tradition.

Incidently, 武者 is the same kanji used in the title of Akira Kurosawa's film Kagemusha meaning "Shadow Warrior".

Warrior (武者) in Block style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

Warrior 武者 musha Block Vertical VB3A

Warrior 武者 musha Block Vertical VB3B

Warrior 武者 musha Block Vertical VB3C

Warrior (武者) in Cursive style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

Warrior 武者 musha Cursive Vertical VC2B

Warrior 武者 musha Cursive Vertical VC3A

Warrior (武者) in Design style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

Warrior 武者 musha Design Vertical VD3A

Warrior (武者) in Semi-Cursive style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

Warrior 武者 musha Semi-Cursive Vertical VS3A

Warrior 武者 musha Semi-Cursive Vertical VS3B

Warrior 武者 musha Semi-Cursive Vertical VS3C

Warrior 武者 musha Block Horizontal HB2A

Warrior 武者 musha Cursive Horizontal HC1A

Warrior 武者 musha Semi-Cursive Horizontal HS2A

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