ronin

See also: Ronin and rōnin

English

Alternative forms

• rōnin

Etymology

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

Noun

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^[1]:

     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.

Translations

masterless samurai

• Arabic: رُونِين m (rūnin)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 浪人 (zh) (làngrén)

• Dutch: ronin m
• French: ronin (fr) m
• German: Ronin (de) m (Rônin m, Rōnin m)
• Japanese: 浪人 (ja) (ろうにん, rōnin)
• Korean: 낭인 (ko) (nang'in), 로닌 (ronin)
• Marathi: रोनिन m (ronin)
• Portuguese: ronin m
• Russian: ро́нин (ru) m (rónin)
• Turkish: ronin
• Vietnamese: lãng nhân, lãng khách, lãng tử (vi)

Polish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Japanese 浪人 (rōnin).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

ronin m pers

1. (historical) ronin (masterless samurai)

   Hypernym: samuraj

Declension

Declension of ronin

	singular	plural
nominative	ronin	ronini/roninowie/roniny (deprecative)
genitive	ronina	roninów
dative	roninowi	roninom
accusative	ronina	roninów
instrumental	roninem	roninami
locative	roninie	roninach
vocative	roninie	ronini/roninowie

Further reading

• ronin in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Etymology

From Japanese 浪人 (rōnin).

Noun

ronin m (plural ronins or ronin)

1. (historical) ronin (masterless samurai)