A poetic or archaic term for a warrior or samurai (reading: mononofu).
古今和歌に詠まれた『もののふ』の悲哀が胸に響く。
The sorrow of the 'mononofu' (warrior) depicted in classical waka resonates with me.
彼はもののふのような意志を持って任務に当たった。
He approached the task with the resolve of a warrior.
和歌の一節に『武士』と書かれているが、読みはもののふだ。
In a line of waka the character 武士 is written, but it is read as 'mononofu'.
A historical term for a government official serving the imperial court during the Nara period.
史料によれば、奈良時代の武士（もののふ）はさまざまな公務を担当した。
According to records, mononofu in the Nara period were responsible for various official duties.