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Warrior

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 (bushidou) 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".

Verify: 武者 in the Japanese-English Dictionary

Warrior (武者) in Block style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase
Warrior 武者 musha Block Vertical VB3A
Warrior (武者) in Block style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase
Warrior 武者 musha Block Vertical VB3B
Warrior (武者) in Block style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase
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) in Cursive style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase
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) in Semi-Cursive style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase
Warrior 武者 musha Semi-Cursive Vertical VS3B
Warrior (武者) in Semi-Cursive style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase
Warrior 武者 musha Semi-Cursive Vertical VS3C
Warrior (武者) in Block style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase
Warrior 武者 musha Block Horizontal HB2A
Warrior (武者) in Cursive style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase
Warrior 武者 musha Cursive Horizontal HC1A
Warrior (武者) in Semi-Cursive style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase
Warrior 武者 musha Semi-Cursive Horizontal HS2A