侍

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 侍, read さむらい, means a samurai or the warrior figure represented in stories about historical Japan.
• Basic usage: It can name a warrior serving a lord or the role a child imitates while pretending a branch is a sword.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• A warrior and an imitation of one
  • It names a warrior who protects a lord in an old tale and is also used when a child imitates such a figure with a branch as a sword.