Samurai
武士
Who are samurais?
誰是武士?
Samurais were high ranking soldiers in Japan.
武士是日本的高等士兵。
They wore armor and used swords.
他們身穿盔甲,使用刀劍。
First, samurais worked for the upper class.
一開始,武士替上層階級效命。
But they governed Japan later.
但后來他們統治日本。

There were a lot of samurais in Japan.
日本那時有很多武士。
And those samurais affected Japanese culture a lot.
那些武士深深影響了日本文化。
The cherry blossom is the national flower of Japan.
櫻花是日本的國花。
Because Japanese people believe it stands for the samurai spirit.
因為日本人認為它是武士道精神的象征。
Did only Japanese men become a samurai?
只有日本人能成為武士嗎?
No, there were some western samurais too.
不是,那時也有一些西方武士。
If the rule of Japan allowed it, a western person could become a samurai.
如果獲得日本統治者的許可,西方人就能成為武士。