ronin

See also: Ronin

English

Etymology

From Japanese 浪人 (ろうにん, rōnin), from Middle Chinese 浪 (lang "wave", by extension "adrift") + 人 (ȵiɪn) (nyin "person").

Noun

ronin (plural ronins or ronin)

1. A masterless samurai.
2. (colloquial, Japan) A student who has failed the entrance examination for the high school or university of their choice. If the student does not wish to take the exam the following year or is unable to he/she becomes a ronin, assuming full responsibility for their training and survival.

Translations

masterless samurai

• Arabic: رُونِين m (rūnin)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 浪人 (zh) (làngrén)

• Dutch: ronin m
• French: ronin (fr) m
• German: Ronin (de) m (Rônin m, Rōnin m)
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• Japanese: 浪人 (ろうにん, rōnin)
• Korean: 낭인 (ko) (nang'in), 로닌 (ronin)
• Portuguese: ronin m
• Russian: ро́нин (ru) m (rónin)
• Vietnamese: lãng nhân, lãng khách, lãng tử (vi)

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Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 浪人 (rōnin).

Noun

ronin m (plural s or ronin)

1. (historical) ronin (masterless samurai)