bushido
Regulations for samurai attitudes, behavior and lifestyle. Overarching term for all the codes, practices, philosophies and principles of samurai culture
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Summary
bushido is an honor system[1]. bushido draws 9,751 Wikipedia views per month (honor system category, ranking #1 of 1).[2]
Key Facts
- Influenced by: Edo Neo-Confucianism[3], Shinto[4], Japanese Zen[5]
- Country: Japan[6]
- Instance of: ethical code[7], morality[8]
- Named after: bushi[9], dō[10]
- Commons category: Bushidō[11]
- Said to be the same as: bujindō[12]
- Has part(s): kiri-sute gomen[13], seppuku[14], tsujigiri[15]
- Participant: samurai[16]
- Topic's main category: Category:Bushido[17]
- Facet of: samurai[18]
- Described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[19], Bushido: The Soul of Japan[20]
- Used by: Armed Forces of the Empire of Japan[21], propaganda in Japan during the Second Sino-Japanese War and World War II[22]
- Native label: 武士道[23]
- Different from: Bushido[24]
- Significant person: Nitobe Inazō[25], Minamoto no Yoritomo[26]
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Influence
Things named for bushido include Bushido[27], a rapper[28], b. 1978[29], of Germany[30], awarded the Echo Pop Award for the Best Live Act[31].
Why It Matters
bushido has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] bushido is known by 52 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]
Entities named for bushido include Bushido[27], a rapper[28], b. 1978[29], of Germany[30], awarded the Echo Pop Award for the Best Live Act[31].