military man; warrior; soldier
A somewhat literary or historical term for a person of the warrior class or a professional soldier, often with connotations of martial spirit.
彼は生まれながらの武人だった。
He was a born warrior.
戦国時代の武人たちの生き様に惹かれる。
I am drawn to the way of life of the warriors of the Warring States period.
martial spirit; warrior ethos
Compound of 武 (bu, 'martial') and 人 (jin, 'person'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word has been used since classical times to refer to warriors or military men.