How to write 武士道

Japaneseぶしどうbushido, the way of the warrior3 characters · 23 strokes

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武士道 (ぶしどう) means “bushido, the way of the warrior”. It is written with 3 characters and 23 strokes: 武 (ぶ, martial), 士 (し, warrior, gentleman) and 道 (みち, way, road).

Write the characters left to right. Within each, the red stroke is the next one and the dot shows where it starts.

1. 武 ぶ · martial · 8 strokes

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2. 士 し · warrior, gentleman · 3 strokes

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3. 道 みち · way, road · 12 strokes

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