Definitions For Ronin

Noun

RONIN (plural s or ronin) A masterless samurai (who often becomes a mercenary to make ends meet). (colloquial, in 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, the student becomes a ronin, assuming full responsibility for their own training and survival.

Translations

Arabic: رُونِين, m (rūnin) Chinese: : Mandarin: 浪人, tr=làngrén, sc=Hani Dutch: ronin, m French: ronin, m German: Ronin, m (Rônin, m, Rōnin, m) Japanese: 浪人 (ろうにん, rōnin) Korean: 낭인, 로닌 Portuguese: ronin, m Russian: ро́нин, m Turkish: ronin Vietnamese: lãng nhân, lãng khách, lãng tử {{topics, en, Japan, People}}

Etymology

From {{bor, en, ja, 浪人, tr=ろうにん, rōnin}}, from {{der, en, ltc, 浪}} (lang "wave", by extension "adrift") + 人 (nyin "person").