# 武

| 武 | U+6B66, &#27494; CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-6B66 |
| ← 步 [U+6B65] | CJK Unified Ideographs | 歧 → [U+6B67] |

## Translingual
### Han character

武 (Kangxi radical 77, 止+4, 8 strokes, cangjie input 一心卜中一 (MPYLM), four-corner 1314$_0$, composition ⿹⿽弋一止 or ⿻一⿹弋止 or ⿻㱐㇂)

#### Derived characters

* 倵, 𫪗, 𪣥, 娬, 𢯞, 陚, 斌, 𭨹, 𣓸, 𭮗, 𪸵, 珷, 𬑘, 𮀃, 碔, 𫀐, 賦(赋), 䟼, 錻, 𬷜, 𤭎, 𭭫, 虣, 𢎔, 鵡(鹉), 𫈓, 𮦔, 䝾, 𫛁

#### Descendants

* む (Hiragana character derived from Man'yōgana)

#### References

* Kangxi Dictionary: page 575, character 9
* Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 16273
* Dae Jaweon: page 965, character 8
* Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 1439, character 5
* Unihan data for U+6B66

## Chinese
### Glyph origin

Historical forms of the character 武 :
| Shang | Western Zhou | Warring States | Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han) | Liushutong (compiled in Ming) |
| Oracle bone script | Bronze inscriptions | Chu slip and silk script | Small seal script | Transcribed ancient scripts |
| | Old Chinese |
| 賦 | *mpas |
| 陚 | *mpas |
| 武 | *maʔ |
| 鵡 | *maʔ |
| 珷 | *maʔ |
| 碔 | *maʔ |
| 娬 | *maʔ |
Ideogrammic compound (會意 / 会意): 戈 (“blade”) + 止 (“foot; to walk; to stop”) – army going on an expedition. In the character 武, the 戈 component is written above the 止 component.
The graphical origin of 武 as “to stop violence” — the ultimate state of just warfare — is traditionally attributed to King Zhuang of Chu [597 BCE]:
    From: Commentary of Zuo, c. 4th century BCE
    Chǔ Zǐ yuē: “Fēi ěr suǒ zhī yě. Fú wén, zhǐ gē wéi wǔ.” [Pinyin]
    Said Lord "Chǔ" (楚): “Not exactly as what you might have believed. The term itself means: stopping ("止") the blades ("戈") thus martiality ("武").”
Linguistically, this was likely a misinterpretation, as 止 always means “to walk” (趾) when used as a radical, compare 步 (bù), 歷 / 历 (lì) and 歧 (qí).

### Etymology

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *d-maq (“war, army, soldier”). Cognate with Tibetan དམག (dmag, “army”), Burmese မက် (mak) (as in ရဲမက် (rai:mak, “soldier”) (STEDT; Schuessler, 2007; Sagart, 2017d).

### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): wǔ (wu$^3$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄨˇ
* Cantonese
    (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): mou$^5$
    (Taishan, Wiktionary): mu$^4$
* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): vú / vû
    (Hailu, HRS): vu$^ˊ$
    (Meixian, Guangdong): vu$^1$
* Northern Min (KCR): ǔ
* Eastern Min (BUC): ū
* Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): bu$^3$
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): bú
    (Teochew, Peng'im): bhu$^2$
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^6$vu; $^6$wu
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: wǔ
*** Zhuyin: ㄨˇ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: wǔ
*** Wade–Giles: wu$^3$
*** Yale: wǔ
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wuu
*** Palladius: у (u)
*** Sinological IPA : /u²¹⁴/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: mou$^5$
*** Yale: móuh
*** Cantonese Pinyin: mou$^5$
*** Guangdong Romanization: mou$^5$
*** Sinological IPA : /mou̯¹³/
** (Taishanese, Taicheng)
*** Wiktionary: mu$^4$
*** Sinological IPA : /ᵐbu²¹/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: vú / vû
*** Hakka Romanization System: vu$^ˋ$ / vu$^ˊ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: vu$^3$ / vu$^1$
*** Sinological IPA: /vu³¹/, /vu²⁴/
** (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
*** Hakka Romanization System: vu$^ˊ$
*** Sinological IPA: /vu²⁴/
** (Meixian)
*** Guangdong: vu$^1$
*** Sinological IPA: /ʋu⁴⁴/
* Northern Min
** (Jian'ou)
*** Kienning Colloquial Romanized: ǔ
*** Sinological IPA : /u²¹/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: ū
*** Sinological IPA : /u³³/
* Puxian Min
** (Putian)
*** Pouseng Ping'ing: bu$^3$
*** Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: bû
*** Sinological IPA : /pu⁴⁵³/
** (Xianyou)
*** Pouseng Ping'ing: bu$^3$
*** Sinological IPA : /pu³³²/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bú
*** Tâi-lô: bú
*** Phofsit Daibuun: buo
*** IPA (Xiamen): /bu⁵³/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /bu⁵⁵⁴/
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /bu⁵³/
*** IPA (Taipei): /bu⁵³/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /bu⁴¹/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: bhu$^2$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: bú
*** Sinological IPA : /bu⁵²/
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai)
*** Wugniu: $^6$vu; $^6$wu
*** MiniDict: vu$^去$; wu$^去$
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^3$vu; $^3$hhu
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /vu²³/, /ɦu²³/
* Dialectal data
| Variety | Location | edit武 |
| Mandarin | Beijing | /u²¹⁴/ |
| Mandarin | Harbin | /u²¹³/ |
| Mandarin | Tianjin | /u¹³/ |
| Mandarin | Jinan | /u⁵⁵/ |
| Mandarin | Qingdao | /vu⁵⁵/ |
| Mandarin | Zhengzhou | /u⁵³/ |
| Mandarin | Xi'an | /vu⁵³/ |
| Mandarin | Xining | /v̩⁵³/ |
| Mandarin | Yinchuan | /vu⁵³/ |
| Mandarin | Lanzhou | /vu⁴⁴²/ |
| Mandarin | Ürümqi | /vu⁵¹/ |
| Mandarin | Wuhan | /u⁴²/ |
| Mandarin | Chengdu | /u⁵³/ |
| Mandarin | Guiyang | /u⁴²/ |
| Mandarin | Kunming | /u⁵³/ |
| Mandarin | Nanjing | /u²¹²/ |
| Mandarin | Hefei | /u²⁴/ |
| Jin | Taiyuan | /vu⁵³/ |
| Jin | Pingyao | /u⁵³/ |
| Jin | Hohhot | /vu⁵³/ |
| Wu | Shanghai | /vu²³/ |
| Wu | Suzhou | /vu³¹/ |
| Wu | Hangzhou | /ʔu⁵³/ |
| Wu | Wenzhou | /vu³⁵/ |
| Hui | Shexian | /u³⁵/ |
| Hui | Tunxi | /u³¹/ |
| Xiang | Changsha | /u⁴¹/ |
| Xiang | Xiangtan | /u⁴²/ |
| Gan | Nanchang | /u²¹³/ |
| Hakka | Meixian | /vu⁴⁴/ |
| Hakka | Taoyuan | /vu³¹/ |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | /mou²³/ |
| Cantonese | Nanning | /mu²⁴/ |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | /mou¹³/ |
| Min | Xiamen (Hokkien) | /bu⁵³/ |
| Min | Fuzhou (Eastern Min) | /u³²/ |
| Min | Jian'ou (Northern Min) | /u²¹/ |
| Min | Shantou (Teochew) | /bu⁵³/ |
| Min | Haikou (Hainanese) | /vu²¹³/ |
* Middle Chinese: mjuX
Rime :
| Character | 武 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 明 (4) |
| Final (韻) | 虞 (24) |
| Tone (調) | Rising (X) |
| Openness (開合) | Closed |
| Division (等) | III |
| Fanqie | 文甫切 |
| Baxter | mjuX |
| Reconstructions ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /mɨo$^X$/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /mio$^X$/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /mio$^X$/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /muə̆$^X$/ |
| Li Rong | /mio$^X$/ |
| Wang Li | /mĭu$^X$/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /mi̯u$^X$/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | wǔ |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | mou$^5$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Baxter–Sagart): /*m(r)aʔ/
    (Zhengzhang): /*maʔ/
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) :
| Character | 武 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) | wǔ |
| Middle Chinese | ‹ mju$^X$ › |
| Old Chinese | /*m(r)aʔ/ |
| English | military |
| Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p; * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary. ||
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 武 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| No. | 13184 |
| Phonetic component | 武 |
| Rime group | 魚 |
| Rime subdivision | 0 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 武 |
| Old Chinese | /*maʔ/ |

### Definitions

武
* military (related to warfare, fighting)
    動武／动武 ― dòngwǔ ― to use force (to fight, start a war, etc.)
* martial arts; wushu
    武術／武术 ― wǔshù ― martial arts
    比武 ― bǐwǔ ― to compete in a martial arts contest
* valiant; brave; courageous
    勇武 ― yǒngwǔ ― valiant; courageous
* soldier; warrior
    玄武 ― Xuánwǔ ― Black Turtle (lit. "Black Warrior") (one of the Four Symbols among the constellations in Chinese astronomy)
    From: Huainanzi, 2nd century BCE
    Fú sǐshēng tóng yù, bùkě xiélíng, yǒngwǔ yīrén, wéi sānjūn xióng. [Pinyin]
    One for whom death and life are the same territory, who cannot be threatened, such a single brave warrior is the hero of the Three Armies.
* footstep; footprint
* Classifier for half steps.
* (obsolete) to inherit
* a surname
    武則天／武则天 ― Wǔ Zétiān ― Wu Zetian (the only legitimate female sovereign in the history of China)

### Compounds

* 一元大武
* 下武
* 不文不武
* 乃文乃武
* 乃武乃文
* 仁武 (Rénwǔ)
* 修文偃武
* 修武 (Xiūwǔ)
* 偃武修文
* 偃武興文 / 偃武兴文
* 允文允武
* 光武 (Guāngwǔ)
* 光武中興 / 光武中兴
* 克繩祖武 / 克绳祖武
* 全武行 (quánwǔháng)
* 努納武特 / 努纳武特 (Nǔnàwǔtè)
* 勇武 (yǒngwǔ)
* 動武 / 动武 (dòngwǔ)
* 勝之不武 / 胜之不武 (shèngzhībùwǔ)
* 化學武器 / 化学武器 (huàxué wǔqì)
* 化武 (huàwǔ)
* 右武
* 周武王
* 圓桌武士 / 圆桌武士
* 大武 (Dàwǔ)
* 大武壠族 / 大武垅族 (Dàwǔlóngzú)
* 太武山
* 太空武器
* 奮武揚威 / 奋武扬威
* 威武 (wēiwǔ)
* 威武不屈
* 孔武有力 (kǒngwǔyǒulì)
* 宮本武藏 / 宫本武藏
* 寒武系
* 寒武紀 / 寒武纪 (Hánwǔ Jì)
* 寧武 / 宁武 (Níngwǔ)
* 寧武關 / 宁武关 (Níngwǔguān)
* 尚武 (shàngwǔ)
* 常武
* 常規武器 / 常规武器 (chángguī wǔqì)
* 廣武 / 广武
* 廣武嘆 / 广武叹
* 弄文輕武 / 弄文轻武
* 我武維揚 / 我武维扬
* 才兼文武
* 捷武
* 揚威耀武 / 扬威耀武
* 攜手接武 / 携手接武
* 整軍經武 / 整军经武
* 文修武偃
* 文修武備 / 文修武备
* 文德武功
* 文恬武嬉 (wéntián wǔxī)
* 文東武西 / 文东武西
* 文武 (wénwǔ)
* 文武之道
* 文武全才
* 文武兼備 / 文武兼备
* 文武兼濟 / 文武兼济
* 文武兼資 / 文武兼资
* 文武場 / 文武场
* 文武挑兒 / 文武挑儿
* 文武百官 (wénwǔbǎiguān)
* 文武雙全 / 文武双全 (wénwǔshuāngquán)
* 文治武功 (wénzhìwǔgōng)
* 文經武略 / 文经武略
* 文經武緯 / 文经武纬
* 文韜武略 / 文韬武略
* 文韜武韜 / 文韬武韬
* 新廣武 / 新广武 (Xīnguǎngwǔ)
* 晁公武
* 晉武帝 / 晋武帝
* 朱洪武
* 材武
* 核子武器 (hézǐ wǔqì)
* 核武器 (héwǔqì)
* 梁武帝
* 棄文就武 / 弃文就武
* 棄武修文 / 弃武修文
* 棄武競文 / 弃武竞文
* 楊乃武 / 杨乃武
* 止戈為武 / 止戈为武 (zhǐgēwéiwǔ)
* 步武 (bùwǔ)
* 步武堂皇
* 武丁
* 武丑
* 武不善作
* 武事 (wǔshì)
* 武人 (wǔrén)
* 武仙座 (Wǔxiānzuò)
* 武俠 / 武侠 (wǔxiá)
* 武俠小說 / 武侠小说
* 武偃文修
* 武備 / 武备
* 武則天 / 武则天
* 武力 (wǔlì)
* 武功 (wǔgōng)
* 武功片
* 武勝關 / 武胜关 (Wǔshèngguān)
* 武南鐵路 / 武南铁路 (Wǔnántiělù)
* 武后
* 武員 / 武员
* 武器 (wǔqì)
* 武城弦歌
* 武場 / 武场 (wǔchǎng)
* 武壇 / 武坛
* 武士 (wǔshì)
* 武士刀 (wǔshìdāo)
* 武士道 (wǔshìdào)
* 武大郎
* 武夫 (wǔfū)
* 武夷山 (Wǔyíshān)
* 武威縣 / 武威县
* 武媚
* 武學 / 武学
* 武安 (Wǔ'ān)
* 武官 (wǔguān)
* 武家坡
* 武將 / 武将 (wǔjiàng)
* 武工 (wǔgōng)
* 武工隊 / 武工队
* 武師 / 武师
* 武庚
* 武庫 / 武库
* 武廟 / 武庙 (wǔmiào)
* 武弁
* 武德 (wǔdé)
* 武成王
* 武戲 / 武戏
* 武打 (wǔdǎ)
* 武把子
* 武斷 / 武断 (wǔduàn)
* 武旦 (wǔdàn)
* 武昌 (Wǔchāng)
* 武昌剩竹
* 武昌市
* 武昌起義 / 武昌起义 (Wǔchāng Qǐyì)
* 武曲星
* 武會 / 武会
* 武林 (wǔlín)
* 武松
* 武林舊事 / 武林旧事
* 武清 (Wǔqīng)
* 武漢 / 武汉 (Wǔhàn)
* 武漢三鎮 / 武汉三镇
* 武火 (wǔhuǒ)
* 武生
* 武當山 / 武当山 (Wǔdāng Shān)
* 武當派 / 武当派
* 武科
* 武穴 (Wǔxué)
* 武聖 / 武圣 (Wǔshèng)
* 武職 / 武职 (wǔzhí)
* 武舉 / 武举 (wǔjǔ)
* 武英殿
* 武藝 / 武艺 (wǔyì)
* 武行
* 武術 / 武术 (wǔshù)
* 武術指導 / 武术指导
* 武衛 / 武卫
* 武裝 / 武装 (wǔzhuāng)
* 武裝中立 / 武装中立
* 武裝力量 / 武装力量 (wǔzhuāng lìliàng)
* 武裝警察 / 武装警察 (wǔzhuāngjǐngchá)
* 武裝部隊 / 武装部队 (wǔzhuāng bùduì)
* 武訓 / 武训
* 武警 (wǔjǐng)
* 武象
* 武進士 / 武进士
* 武道 (wǔdào)
* 武陟 (Wǔzhì)
* 武陵 (Wǔlíng)
* 武陵源
* 武鬥 / 武斗 (wǔdòu)
* 殷武
* 比武 (bǐwǔ)
* 比武招親 / 比武招亲
* 泰武 (Tàiwǔ)
* 洪武 (Hóngwǔ)
* 洪武正韻 / 洪武正韵
* 湯武 / 汤武 (Tāng-Wǔ)
* 湯武革命 / 汤武革命
* 漢光武帝 / 汉光武帝
* 滿朝文武 / 满朝文武
* 演武 (yǎnwǔ)
* 演武修文
* 漢武帝 / 汉武帝 (Hàn Wǔ Dì)
* 演武廳 / 演武厅
* 漢武故事 / 汉武故事
* 玄武 (Xuánwǔ)
* 玄武岩 (xuánwǔyán)
* 玄武湖
* 玄武門 / 玄武门
* 生物武器 (shēngwù wǔqì)
* 用武 (yòngwǔ)
* 用武之地
* 百武彗星
* 真武大帝 (Zhēnwǔ Dàdì)
* 真武山 (Zhēnwǔshān)
* 祖武
* 神武 (shénwǔ)
* 窮兵極武 / 穷兵极武
* 窮兵黷武 / 穷兵黩武 (qióngbīngdúwǔ)
* 竇武 / 窦武
* 細菌武器 / 细菌武器
* 經文緯武 / 经文纬武
* 經武 / 经武
* 經武緯文 / 经武纬文
* 練武 / 练武 (liànwǔ)
* 緯武經文 / 纬武经文
* 繩其祖武 / 绳其祖武
* 繩厥祖武 / 绳厥祖武
* 繼武 / 继武
* 習武 / 习武 (xíwǔ)
* 耀武揚威 / 耀武扬威 (yàowǔ yángwēi)
* 聖武 / 圣武
* 能文善武
* 興文匽武 / 兴文匽武
* 舉武揚威 / 举武扬威
* 英武 (yīngwǔ)
* 蘇武 / 苏武
* 蘇武牧羊 / 苏武牧羊
* 覿武 / 觌武
* 謀臣武將 / 谋臣武将 (móuchén wǔjiàng)
* 講武 / 讲武
* 貝奧武夫 / 贝奥武夫 (Bèi'àowǔfū)
* 赳赳武夫 (jiūjiūwǔfū)
* 趙武 / 赵武
* 趙武靈王 / 赵武灵王
* 踵武
* 較武論文 / 较武论文
* 輕武器 / 轻武器 (qīngwǔqì)
* 重文輕武 / 重文轻武
* 重武器
* 鐵甲武士 / 铁甲武士
* 限武協定 / 限武协定
* 限武談判 / 限武谈判
* 陳武帝 / 陈武帝
* 雄武
* 靈武 / 灵武 (Língwǔ)
* 靈武縣 / 灵武县
* 非核武區 / 非核武区
* 韜戈偃武 / 韬戈偃武
* 顧炎武 / 顾炎武
* 飆武 / 飙武
* 鬥武 / 斗武
* 魏道武帝
* 黷武 / 黩武 (dúwǔ)
* 黷武窮兵 / 黩武穷兵

### Descendants

* → Japanese: 武(ぶ) (bu)
* → Korean: 무(武) (mu)
* → Vietnamese: võ (武), vũ (武)

## Japanese
### Kanji

(Fifth grade kyōiku kanji)

#### Readings

* Go-on: む (mu, Jōyō)
* Kan-on: ぶ (bu, Jōyō)
* Kun: たけ (take)、たけし (takeshi, 武し)
* Nanori: う (u)、お (o)、たけし (takeshi)、たける (takeru)、たけん (taken)、ん (n)

#### Compounds

* 武威(ぶい) (bui)
* 武(ぶ)運(うん) (būn)
* 武官(ぶかん) (bukan)
* 武器(ぶき) (buki)
* 武技(ぶぎ) (bugi)
* 武具(ぶぐ) (bugu)
* 武勲(ぶくん) (bukun)
* 武家(ぶけ) (buke)
* 武芸(ぶげい) (bugei)
* 武士(ぶし) (bushi)
* 武士(ぶし)道(どう) (bushidō)
* 武者(むしゃ) (musha)
* 武(ぶ)術(じゅつ) (bujutsu)
* 武将(ぶしょう) (bushō)
* 武人(ぶじん) (bujin)
* 武神(ぶじん) (bujin)
* 武装(ぶそう) (busō)
* 武道(ぶどう) (budō)
* 武勇(ぶゆう) (buyū)
* 武(ぶ)力(りょく) (buryoku)

### Etymology 1

* Kanji in this term
* 武
* む Grade: 5
* on'yomi
From Middle Chinese 武 (mju$^X$, “military”).
The goon reading of mu, so likely the initial borrowing.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: [mɯ̟]

#### Affix

武(む) • (mu)
* military, martial

##### Usage notes

Only found in compounds. Not as common as the bu reading.

##### Derived terms

* 武者(むしゃ) (musha): a warrior

### Etymology 2

* Kanji in this term
* 武
* ぶ Grade: 5
* on'yomi
From Middle Chinese 武 (mju$^X$, “military”).
The kan'on reading of bu, so likely a re-borrowing at a later stage of Middle Chinese, or from a dialectal variation in Middle Chinese.

#### Pronunciation

* (Tokyo) ぶ [búꜜ] (Atamadaka –)
* IPA: [bɯ̟]

#### Noun

武(ぶ) • (bu)
* courage, ferocity, valor
* military power, force of arms
* the act of carrying out military force: a battle, a war
* the way of carrying out military force: strategy, tactics, martial arts
* a military person: an officer, a soldier
* (obsolete) a unit of length, equivalent to half of a 歩 (bu, six 尺 (shaku), roughly six feet or 1.8 meters), roughly equivalent to one yard or 90 centimeters

##### Synonyms

* (courage): 武勇(ぶゆう) (buyū), 勇敢(ゆうかん) (yūkan)
* (battle): 戦(いくさ) (ikusa)
* (war): 戦争(せんそう) (sensō)
* (strategy): 戦略(せんりゃく) (senryaku)
* (tactics): 戦術(せんじゅつ) (senjutsu), 兵法(へいほう) (heihō)
* (martial arts): 武(ぶ)術(じゅつ) (bujutsu)
* (officer): 武官(ぶかん) (bukan)
* (soldier): 武人(ぶじん) (bujin)

##### Derived terms

* 武威(ぶい) (bui): military power, military authority, military influence over something
* 武(ぶ)運(うん) (būn): military fortune, luck in battle
* 武衛(ぶえい) (buei): a bodyguard to an imperial prince; a shogun, a generalissimo
* 武恩(ぶおん) (buon): a favor received from a shogun or samurai family
* 武火(ぶか) (buka): a fierce fire, a raging fire
* 武(ぶ)学(がく) (bugaku): military studies
* 武官(ぶかん) (bukan): a military officer
* 武漢(ぶかん) (Bukan): Wuhan, China
* 武鑑(ぶかん) (bukan): in the Edo period, a registry listing all the samurai families by name, 家紋 (kamon, “family crest”), income, castles or other residences, and the names of any followers
* 武器(ぶき) (buki): a weapon
* 武技(ぶぎ) (bugi): martial technique: martial arts
* 武家(ぶけ) (buke): a samurai family; the samurai class
* 武芸(ぶげい) (bugei): military arts, military accomplishments
* 武具(ぶぐ) (bugu): military gear: more specifically, weapons and armor
* 武勲(ぶくん) (bukun): distinguished military service
* 武庫(ぶこ) (buko): an armory, a storage facility for military gear
* 武功(ぶこう) (bukō): military feats or exploits
* 武江(ぶこう) (Bukō): alternate name for 江戸 (Edo)
* 武(ぶ)骨(こつ) (bukotsu): clumsy, rude, oafish; useless, stupid; inconvenient; stiff and angular (of personality)
* 武左(ぶざ) (buza): boorish, hickish
* 武士(ぶし) (bushi): a warrior, a samurai
* 武事(ぶじ) (buji): military matters
* 武(ぶ)術(じゅつ) (bujutsu): martial arts
* 武昌(ぶしょう) (Bushō): Wuchang, China
* 武神(ぶしん) (bushin): a god of war
* 武臣(ぶしん) (bushin): a military minister, a minister of military affairs
* 武人(ぶじん) (bujin): a warrior, a soldier

### Etymology 3

Ateji used in various names.

#### Proper noun

武(たけし) • (Takeshi)
* a male given name

#### Proper noun

武(たける) • (Takeru)
* a male given name

### References

* ↑ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
   * Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN

## Korean
### Hanja

武 (eumhun 굳셀 무 (gutsel mu))
* hanja form of 무 (“military nobility; soldier, warrior; weaponry, weapons”)
* hanja form of 무 (“courage, honor”)
* hanja form of 무 (“martial arts, wushu; to demonstrate military force: strategy, tactics, martial arts”)

#### Compounds

* 무력 (武力, muryeok, “military force, armed might”)
* 무기 (武器, mugi, “weapon”)

## Vietnamese
### Han character

武: Hán Nôm readings: vũ, võ
* martial arts
* (compounds) violence
* chữ Hán form of Võ (“a surname”).
    武元甲 ― Võ Nguyên Giáp
* chữ Hán form of Vũ (“a surname”).
    武重鳳 ― Vũ Trọng Phụng