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BU, MUBU

- Military, Warrior (781)

Lower left part of kanji (SHI, tomeru) originally meant foot (129), while upper right part of kanji represent halberd or lance (493).  Thus... advance on foot with a halbert, a reference to a warrior and by extension things military.

In modern times the lower left character, SHI, means to stop.  Therefore the character BU is interpreted to mean... To stop the spear, a military interpretation implying a defensive nature rather than an aggressive nature.