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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.
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| 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 |
仕官 see styles |
shikan しかん |
(n,vs,vi) (1) government service; entering government service; (n,vs,vi) (2) (See 浪人・1) finding a new lord or master to serve (of a ronin) |
浪士 see styles |
roushi / roshi ろうし |
ronin; lordless samurai |
牢人 see styles |
rounin / ronin ろうにん |
(n,vs,adj-no) ronin; wandering samurai without a master to serve |
ろにん see styles |
ronin ろにん |
(ik) (1) ronin; wandering samurai without a master to serve; (2) out of work; (3) waiting for another chance to enter a university |
忠臣蔵 see styles |
chuushingura / chushingura ちゅうしんぐら |
(story of the) Forty-seven Rōnin; the Treasury of Loyal Retainers; Chūshingura; (personal name) Chuushingura |
四十七士 see styles |
shijuushichishi / shijushichishi しじゅうしちし |
(product) The 47 Ronin; (product name) The 47 Ronin |
赤穂浪士 see styles |
akouroushi / akoroshi あこうろうし |
(product) The 47 Ronin; (product name) The 47 Ronin |
赤穂義士 see styles |
akougishi / akogishi あこうぎし |
(product) The 47 Ronin; (product name) The 47 Ronin |
ろにん(ik) see styles |
ronin(ik) ろにん(ik) |
(1) (misspelling of ろうにん) (See 浪人・1) ronin; wandering samurai without a master to serve; (2) (See 浪人・ろうにん・2) out of work; (3) (See 浪人・ろうにん・3) waiting for another chance to enter a university |
Variations: |
meimeiden / memeden めいめいでん |
(See 忠臣蔵) biographies of each one (e.g. of the Forty-seven Rōnin) |
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) (hist) 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 |
萬松老人評唱天童覺和尚頌古從容庵錄 万松老人评唱天童觉和尚颂古从容庵录 see styles |
wàn sōng lǎo rén píng chàng tiān tóng jué hé shàng sòng gǔ cóng róng ān lù wan4 song1 lao3 ren2 ping2 chang4 tian1 tong2 jue2 he2 shang4 song4 gu3 cong2 rong2 an1 lu4 wan sung lao jen p`ing ch`ang t`ien t`ung chüeh ho shang sung ku ts`ung jung an lu wan sung lao jen ping chang tien tung chüeh ho shang sung ku tsung jung an lu Manshō Rōnin Hyōshō Tendōkaku Washō juko Shōyō an roku |
Wansong Laoren Pingchang Tiantongjue Heshang songgu Congrongan lu |
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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