ronin

• rōnin

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

ronin (plural ronins or ronin)

1. A masterless samurai (who often becomes a mercenary to make ends meet).
   • 2022 October 24, Elisabeth Vincentelli, “‘Chushingura — 47 Ronin’ Review: A Sprawling Tale of Loyalty”, in The New York Times‎:

     Back at Asano’s home in Ako, his chancellor, Oishi (Tatsuo Ichikawa), rallies the samurai, now known as ronin because they are without a master, in a campaign to avenge Asano and restore his clan’s honor.

2. (colloquial, in Japan) 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.

Learned borrowing from Japanese 浪人 (rōnin).

• IPA^(key): /ˈrɔ.ɲin/
• Rhymes: -ɔɲin
• Syllabification: ro‧nin

ronin m pers

1. (historical) ronin (masterless samurai)

   Hypernym: samuraj

• ronin in Polish dictionaries at PWN

From Japanese 浪人 (rōnin).

ronin m (plural ronins or ronin)

1. (historical) ronin (masterless samurai)