Word Meaning 武士は食わねど高楊枝

ぶしはくわねどたかようじ bushi ha kuwanedotakayouji

武士は食わねど高楊枝 is read as ぶしはくわねどたかようじ (bushi ha kuwanedotakayouji) and means the samurai glories in honourable poverty.

Meaning

English

the samurai glories in honourable poverty
keep a stiff upper lip!

Reading

Kana

ぶしはくわねどたかようじ

Romaji

bushi ha kuwanedotakayouji

Stroke Sequence

10 Characters • 62 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Jinmeiyō Kanken 準1級 Proverb ✓ Rank 104022 Priority Q

Related Vocabulary

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武士

ぶし

samurai

武士道

ぶしどう

Bushido

武士に二言なし

ぶしににごんなし

a samurai never goes back on his word

武士に二言はない

ぶしににごんはない

a samurai never goes back on his word

武士気質

ぶしかたぎ

samurai spirit

武士の商法

ぶしのしょうほう

amateurish and haughty way of doing business

武士団

ぶしだん

band of warriors (often formed from related or dependent families)

武士の情け

ぶしのなさけ

samurai's compassion

武士

もののふ

warrior

武富士

たけふじ

Takefuji Corporation

武士階級

ぶしかいきゅう

warrior class

武士道の華

ぶしどうのはな

flower of chivalry (Bushido)

Example Sentences

武士は食わねど高楊枝。

A samurai, even when he has not eaten, uses a toothpick like a lord.