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Ronin / Masterless Samurai
The 浪人 or Ronin have no master - The most famous are the 47 ronin created after their Lord committed suicide. This term was not a positive title for the Samurai of ancient Japan. However, in recent years, movies and video games have glorified the term Ronin.
In Chinese, this term has the original meaning of a hobo, vagabond, or ruffian.
In Korean Hanja, these characters would be read as adventurer, wanderer, someone without a steady job, or someone who is wasting away time.
In modern Japan, this term is used as a nickname for a high school student who has failed a college entry exam (and is trying again).
In Chinese and Korean, the Japanese definition of “Masterless Samurai” is known because of the historical context. Even in Japanese, the literal translation is closer to the Chinese and Korean definitions shown above.
This will make a fine wall scroll if you are a fan of the Ronin or see yourself as a Ronin of sorts. However, please think twice before getting a Ronin tattoo!
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Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your 浪人 search...
| Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
浪人 see styles |
làng rén lang4 ren2 lang jen rounin / ronin ろうにん |
More info & calligraphy: Ronin / Masterless Samurai(n,vs,adj-no) (1) ronin; wandering samurai without a master to serve; (2) out of work; (3) waiting for another chance to enter a university; (given name) Rounin |
流浪人 see styles |
rurounin / ruronin るろうにん |
wanderer |
浪人坂 see styles |
rouninzaka / roninzaka ろうにんざか |
(place-name) Rouninzaka |
浪人生 see styles |
rouninsei / roninse ろうにんせい |
(See 浪人・2) student waiting for another chance to enter university after having failed the yearly entrance examination |
浪人越 see styles |
rouningoe / roningoe ろうにんごえ |
(place-name) Rouningoe |
浪人鯵 see styles |
rouninaji; rouninaji / roninaji; roninaji ろうにんあじ; ロウニンアジ |
(kana only) giant trevally (Caranx ignobilis) |
浮浪人 see styles |
furounin / furonin ふろうにん |
(See 浮浪者) vagrant |
素浪人 see styles |
surounin / suronin すろうにん |
poor or lowly masterless samurai |
仮面浪人 see styles |
kamenrounin / kamenronin かめんろうにん |
(colloquialism) (See 浪人・2) student who is trying to get into their preferred college while already enrolled at another college |
大学浪人 see styles |
daigakurounin / daigakuronin だいがくろうにん |
student preparing to re-take initially failed university entrance examinations |
大陸浪人 see styles |
tairikurounin / tairikuronin たいりくろうにん |
prewar Japanese adventurer (political activist) in mainland China |
天竺浪人 see styles |
tenjikurounin / tenjikuronin てんじくろうにん |
wandering lordless samurai |
就職浪人 see styles |
shuushokurounin / shushokuronin しゅうしょくろうにん |
jobless university graduate |
Variations: |
rounin / ronin ろうにん |
(noun/participle) (1) ronin; masterless samurai; (noun/participle) (2) (浪人 only) high school graduate waiting for another chance to enter university after having failed the yearly entrance examination; (3) (浪人 only) person out of work; jobless person; (4) (浪人 only) (archaism) (orig. meaning) wanderer; drifter |
Variations: |
rounin / ronin ろうにん |
(n,vs,vi) (1) ronin; masterless samurai; (n,vs,vi) (2) (浪人 only) high school graduate waiting for another chance to enter university after having failed the yearly entrance examination; (3) (浪人 only) person out of work; jobless person; (4) (浪人 only) (archaism) (orig. meaning) wanderer; drifter |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
| Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
| Ronin Masterless Samurai | 浪人 | rou nin / rounin / ro nin | làng rén / lang4 ren2 / lang ren / langren | lang jen / langjen |
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