Samurai

Introduction
Samurai is the term for the military nobility of pre-industrial Japan.

History
Samurai warriors described themselves as followers of "The Way of the Warrior" or Bushido.

Education
In general, samurai, aristocrats, and priests had a very high literacy rate in Kanji.
Recent studies have shown that literacy in Kanji among other groups in society was somewhat higher than previously understood.

Names
A samurai was usually named by combining one kanji from his father or grandfather and one new kanji.
Samurai normally used only a small part of their total name.

Marriage
The marriage of samurai was done by having a marriage arranged by someone with the same or higher rank than those being married.

Women
It is the women’s job to keep the household in order.
The women were left to manage the household while their husbands were off in battle.

Armor
As far back as the seventh century Japanese warriors wore a form of lamellar armour, this armour eventually evolved into the armour worn by the samurai.