Medieval Japan Vocabulary

An expanse of water with many scattered islands

• tsunami

• archipelago

• samurai

The system of service between a lord and those loyal to that lord

• vassal

• samurai

• feudalism

Warrior who served a Japanese lord

• samurai

• shogun

• vassal

Military governor who ruled Japan

• samurai

• vassal

• shogun

Person under the protection of a feudal lord

• vassal

• samurai

• shogun

A mountain that releases hot or melted rocks

• volcano

• archipelago

• tsunami

A huge ocean wave

• volcano

• archipelago

• tsunami

A group of merchants or artisans

• feudalism

• guild

• meditation

Sports that involve combat and self-defense

• meditation

• martial arts

• samurai

Mental exercise done to reach spiritual awareness

• martial arts

• meditation

• feudalism