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Ronin

Ronin

See also: ronin

English

Proper noun

Ronin

  1. A male given name

ronin

ronin

See also: Ronin

English

Translations

Etymology

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

Noun

ronin ‎(plural 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 and spends the next year studying to retake the exam.

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