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鬼武者 is an unusual title that can be translated two ways, daredevil warrior or demon warrior.
The most common is probably the daredevil warrior. However, the first character means demon, ghost, or soul of the departed. Therefore, it can mean the soul of a warrior or a demon warrior.
This title is Japanese only, and should not be used if your audience is Chinese.
影武者 is the title for Shadow Warrior in Chinese and Japanese.
This may refer to a few video games that share this English title, or a Japanese movie called Kagemusha.
If you are looking for the Japanese TV show, that was originally 影の軍団 (Kage no Gundan), which more literally means “Army of Shadows,” but was re-titled Shadow Warrior when released outside Japan in English.
In Japan, this title can also refer to a body double or decoy of an army general or leader used to avoid assassination. It can also be somebody who does all the work (or fighting) behind the scenes (not getting much, if any, credit).
Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your 武者 search...
Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
武者 see styles |
musha むしゃ |
More info & calligraphy: Warrior / Musha |
影武者 see styles |
kagemusha かげむしゃ |
More info & calligraphy: Shadow Warrior |
鬼武者 see styles |
onimusha おにむしゃ |
More info & calligraphy: Daredevil Warrior / Soul of a Warrior |
女武者 see styles |
onnamusha おんなむしゃ |
female warrior; amazon |
武者土 see styles |
mushado むしゃど |
(place-name) Mushado |
武者寄 see styles |
mushayose むしゃよせ |
(place-name) Mushayose |
武者所 see styles |
mushadokoro むしゃどころ |
(personal name) Mushadokoro |
武者泊 see styles |
mushadomari むしゃどまり |
(place-name) Mushadomari |
武者絵 see styles |
mushae むしゃえ |
warrior picture (genre of ukiyo-e); musha-e |
武者詞 see styles |
bushakotoba ぶしゃことば |
(obscure) samurai words & phrases |
武者野 see styles |
mushiyano むしやの |
(surname) Mushiyano |
猪武者 see styles |
inoshishimusha いのししむしゃ |
daredevil; foolhardy warrior; hotspur |
端武者 see styles |
hamusha はむしゃ |
common soldier |
若武者 see styles |
wakamusha わかむしゃ |
young warrior |
荒武者 see styles |
aramusha あらむしゃ |
daredevil; rowdy |
落武者 see styles |
ochimusha おちむしゃ |
fleeing soldier; warrior fleeing the battlefield |
陰武者 see styles |
kagemusha かげむしゃ |
(1) body double (orig. of a military leader); (2) wire puller; someone behind the scenes |
黒武者 see styles |
kuromusha くろむしゃ |
(surname) Kuromusha |
我武者羅 see styles |
gamushara; gamushara がむしゃら; ガムシャラ |
(noun or adjectival noun) (kana only) (yoji) reckless; daredevil; frantic; foolhardy |
武者ヶ崎 see styles |
mushagasaki むしゃがさき |
(surname) Mushagasaki |
武者人形 see styles |
mushaningyou / mushaningyo むしゃにんぎょう |
samurai doll |
武者修業 see styles |
mushashugyou / mushashugyo むしゃしゅぎょう |
samurai drill; knight errantry |
武者修行 see styles |
mushashugyou / mushashugyo むしゃしゅぎょう |
(noun/participle) (yoji) traveling about to gain skill in combat (travelling) |
武者公路 see styles |
mushanokouji / mushanokoji むしゃのこうじ |
(surname) Mushanokouji |
武者利光 see styles |
mushatoshimitsu むしゃとしみつ |
(person) Musha Toshimitsu (1931.6.29-) |
武者圭子 see styles |
mushakeiko / mushakeko むしゃけいこ |
(person) Musha Keiko |
武者小路 see styles |
mushiyakouji / mushiyakoji むしやこうじ |
(surname) Mushiyakōji |
武者振り see styles |
mushaburi むしゃぶり |
prowess; gallantry |
武者言葉 see styles |
bushakotoba ぶしゃことば |
(obscure) samurai words & phrases |
武者陵司 see styles |
musharyouji / musharyoji むしゃりょうじ |
(person) Musha Ryōji |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
Warrior Musha | 武者 | mu sha / musha | ||
Daredevil Warrior Soul of a Warrior | 鬼武者 | oni mu sha / onimusha | ||
Shadow Warrior | 影武者 | kagemusha | yīng wǔ zhǔ ying1 wu3 zhu3 ying wu zhu yingwuzhu | ying wu chu yingwuchu |
Warrior Within | 武者之心 | wǔ zhě zhī xīn wu3 zhe3 zhi1 xin1 wu zhe zhi xin wuzhezhixin | wu che chih hsin wuchechihhsin |
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Professional calligraphers are getting to be hard to find these days.
Instead of drawing characters by hand, the new generation in China merely type roman letters into their computer keyboards and pick the character that they want from a list that pops up.
There is some fear that true Chinese calligraphy may become a lost art in the coming years. Many art institutes in China are now promoting calligraphy programs in hopes of keeping this unique form
of art alive.
Even with the teachings of a top-ranked calligrapher in China, my calligraphy will never be good enough to sell. I will leave that to the experts.
The same calligrapher who gave me those lessons also attracted a crowd of thousands and a TV crew as he created characters over 6-feet high. He happens to be ranked as one of the top 100 calligraphers in all of China. He is also one of very few that would actually attempt such a feat.
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