武 military

8 strokes

一 (one/line radical) +

(rituals) + 止 (stop)

ONYOMI: BU

Hippies see the military and yell BOO!! BABY KILLERS!!

There is only one ritual that makes the military stop what they are doing even in the middle of a big battle : Hammer Time.

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JUKUGO:

武器 ( ぶき ): weapon: has the nuance of sword or small gun.
武 (military) + 器 (instrument) = 武器 (weapon)
武道 ( ぶどう ): martial arts
武 (military) + 道 (street) = 武道 (martial arts)
武士 ( ぶし ): White kids say 'samurai', but real Japanese usually say ぶし. It can also be used to refer to the whole social class, as in　武士精神（ぶしせいしん = samruai spirit) or　武士道（ぶしどう = the honor-code of the samurai)
武 (military) + 士 (samurai radical) = 武士 (samurai)