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武問 (ぶもん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

武ぶ問もん

Meanings

1

noun

samurai's lineage

Historical term referring to the family line or ancestry of a samurai. Not used in contemporary language.

彼かれは武ぶ問もんの家いえに生うまれたと伝つたえられている。
He is said to have been born into a samurai lineage.

Kanji

武warrior, military, chivalry
問question, ask, problem

Etymology

Compound of 武 (bu, 'martial') and 問 (mon, 'question' or 'inquiry'), but the exact derivation is uncertain. The term is historically associated with samurai ancestry.