In Kanji

Samurai

Samurai is a Japanese word, so it is not spelled out by sound — it has its own characters, and this is them. Here is what they say.

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Literal meaning

a samurai — one who serves

Neutral meaningStrong

This one is not spelled out by sound. Samurai is a Japanese word already, so it is written the way it has always been written.

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