English Explanatory Dictionary

ronin

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A masterless samurai (who often becomes a mercenary to make ends meet).
  2. 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.
name
  1. A male given name originating as a coinage.

Word forms

ronin ronins rōnin

Etymology

From Japanese 浪人 (rōnin), in turn from Middle Chinese 浪人 (MC langH nyin, “dissolute, wasteful, unrestrained + person”).

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