samurái
/samuˈɾai/masculine
The English phrase "samurai" is translated into Spanish as samurái.
The term refers to a feudal Japanese warrior.
Meaning: feudal Japanese warrior (noun)
How does it change in a sentence?
The plural form of samurái is samuráis. Although the word is masculine by default, you can use the feminine article la to refer to a female samurai, as in la samurái.
How do you pronounce it?
/samuˈɾai/
Did you know?
- In Spanish literature and film subtitles, samurái is often paired with the adjective solitario to evoke the 'lone warrior' trope common in Eastern cinema.
- In many Spanish-speaking countries, the term is strictly used in the context of historical fiction or cinema, rather than as a common term for 'soldier' or 'warrior'.
- In Spanish, the word samurái requires a written accent on the final 'i' to indicate the stress, unlike the English 'samurai'.
Examples in context
- El samurái desenvainó su espada.The samurai drew his sword.This example shows how to use samurái in a sentence about drawing a sword.Tatoeba #9694932 by arh, translation #12537109 by opalandwoof
- Vive tu vida con la precisión de un samurái.Live your life with the precision of a Samurai.This example uses samurái to describe living with precision.Tatoeba #1475348 by marcelostockle, translation #1475045 by pimmhogeling
- Un samurái sin espada es como un samurái con espada, sólo que sin ella.A samurai without a sword is like a samurai with one, but only without one.This example uses samurái to compare warriors with and without swords.Tatoeba #966275 by Shishir, translation #965586 by FeuDRenais2
- Cuando visito Japón, me encanta aprender sobre los samuráis y su historia.When I visit Japan, I love learning about the samurai and their history.
- Juan es fanático de las películas de guerreros samuráis.Juan is a fan of samurai warrior movies.
Example conversation
Sofía and Alejandro are visiting a museum of Asian art.
- SofíaMira esta armadura de samurái.Look at this samurai armor.
- AlejandroEs impresionante, Alejandro.It's impressive, Alejandro.
- SofíaMe pregunto cómo entrenaba un samurái.I wonder how a samurai trained.
- AlejandroSeguro que era muy difícil.I'm sure it was very difficult.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “samurai” translations and entries samurái, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
