武家|ぶけbuke[0]heiban (flat)

1. nounsamurai family; samurai class; samurai stock
2. nounsamurai; warrior

• Synonym侍さむらいNeutralAn individual samurai, especially a daimyo's retainer in the Edo period; also figuratively a person with backbone. 「武家」 centers on the family, house or class.
• Synonym武士ぶしNeutralRefers to the samurai class or status; unlike 「武家」 it does not denote the family or lineage.
• Synonym武者むしゃNeutralA warrior or brave fighter, as in 「武者修行」; stresses the person training in martial arts and fighting, not the family line.
• Antonym公家くげNeutralAntonym: court nobles and officials serving the emperor and court; the opposite camp to 「武家」.

Use 「武家」 for a samurai family or house, or the samurai class, as in 「武家屋敷」 and 「武家政権」. For individuals say 「武士」 or 「侍」, for warriors in training 「武者」; the opposite is 「公家」.

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1. 武士ぶし。武士ぶしの家柄いえがら。