Tag: bushido
All the articles with the tag "bushido".
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Sincerity Kanji (誠): Makoto, Honesty & How to Write It
By K. Yama誠 is words made real — makoto, the union of saying and doing. The Shinsengumi flew it on their banner. What sincerity means in Japan, and how to write 誠.
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Righteousness Kanji (義): Honor, Duty & How to Write It
By K. Yama義 is the samurai's first virtue: righteousness, honor, duty — doing what is right whatever it costs. From the 47 rōnin to 義理, what 義 means and how to write it.
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Bushidō (武士道): The Samurai Code, and the Myth Around It
By K. YamaBushidō means 'the way of the warrior' — but the single ancient samurai code most people picture was largely assembled late and sold to the West in 1900.
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