{"id":3756,"date":"2017-07-12T15:40:43","date_gmt":"2017-07-12T13:40:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/samuraischwert.kaufen\/?p=3756"},"modified":"2021-11-25T15:54:34","modified_gmt":"2021-11-25T14:54:34","slug":"ninja-samurai-difference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/samuraischwert.kaufen\/en\/samuraischwert\/allgemein\/ninja-samurai-unterschied\/","title":{"rendered":"Ninja & Samurai: The differences"},"content":{"rendered":"

Both the ninja and the samurai were warriors in pre-industrialised Japan. They both served their masters\/clients. However, their tasks and ways of working were different. While the samurai were a class of respected and educated warriors, the ninja, who mostly came from the lower classes, operated more in secret. This is where their name \"ninja\" comes from, which translates as \"hidden one\". However, it was not impossible for a samurai to also act as a ninja. The most famous ninja samurai was\u00a0Hattori Hanzo<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The social status<\/h2>\n

The biggest difference between the ninja and the samurai lay in their social standing and prestige. The samurai were a separate social class of the elite class. They were generally held in higher esteem than all other warriors and militia in Japan. In order to live up to this status and prestige and to express their loyalty to their master, usually a high-ranking member of the government, the samurai submitted to the Bushido code of honour<\/a>. Ninja, on the other hand, were simple mercenaries who could come from any social class. They were not regarded as elite fighters like the samurai, but as underclass fighters who could be recruited by anyone for the quiet fulfilment of missions.<\/p>\n