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Kanji for Martial
The kanji for “martial” is 武, read bu and written in 8 strokes. Here is what it means, how it is read, and the names it is used in.
martial
The martial way; courage and discipline, as in 武士 (warrior).
The spirit of Bushido (武士道), the samurai code, prioritizes honor and discipline over mere battlefield violence.
8 strokes On reading ブ、ム (bu, mu) Kun reading たけ、たけし (take, takeshi) JLPT N2
Dictionary meanings: warrior, military, chivalry, arms
Readings used for names on Nazuke: take, takeshi, bu, mu
In Japan it appears in about 497 given names in the JMnedict name dictionary, in both boys’ and girls’ names.
Names written with 武: Blake 武怜久 · Brian 武来杏 · Bryan 武来杏 · Brooke 武瑠玖 · Bradley 武良登里 · Brandon 武良道 · Blas 武良寿 · Brad 武良道 · Bret 武礼登 · Budi 武路 · Herb 安武 · Vlad 武良道 and 100 more
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