Ronin Definition

rōnĭn
ronin
noun
In feudal Japan, a samurai who lost his lord and was forced to wander, often living as a bandit.
Webster's New World
(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.
Wiktionary

Origin of Ronin

  • Japanese rōnin from Early Middle Chinese laŋ` ɲin vagabond (also the source of Mandarin l`ngrén) laŋ` a wave, reckless, dissolute ɲin person

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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

    From Wiktionary

Ronin Sentence Examples

  • As a result, the Lord`s retainers become ronin, masterless samurai.

  • Kitano 's blind swordsman evokes the spirit of the earlier films while furthering the tale of the ronin masseur 's bloody vengeance.

  • Kitano's blind swordsman evokes the spirit of the earlier films while furthering the tale of the ronin masseur's bloody vengeance.

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Words Starting With

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Words Starting With R and Ending With N

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