ronin
A masterless samuraiA masterless samurai (who often becomes a mercenary to make ends meet).
» A ronin may not have the status of a daimyo, but he has the freedom that the latter may never have.
Ein Ronin mag nicht den Status eines Daimyo haben, aber er hat die Freiheit, die der Letztere vielleicht nie hat.
Meaning
2 sensesA masterless samurai (who often becomes a mercenary to make ends meet).
Ronin (Rônin m, Rōnin m)
ро́нинrónin
(colloquial)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.
Examples
1 sentencesA ronin may not have the status of a daimyo, but he has the freedom that the latter may never have.
deEin Ronin mag nicht den Status eines Daimyo haben, aber er hat die Freiheit, die der Letztere vielleicht nie hat.
Translations
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Origin
From Japanese 浪人 (rōnin), in turn from Middle Chinese 浪人 (MC langH nyin, “dissolute, wasteFrom Japanese 浪人 (rōnin), in turn from Middle Chinese 浪人 (MC langH nyin, “dissolute, wasteful, unrestrained + person”).
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Forms
plural: ronins / roninLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular