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Meaning of 浪人(ろうにん) in Japanese

Japanese word definition and usage

浪人
Kana Reading
ろうにん
Romaji
rōnin
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru, nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no`
    Meaning
    ronin; wandering samurai without a master to serve
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    out of work
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    waiting for another chance to enter a university

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浪 JLPT 1

wandering, waves, billows

On: ロウ

10 strokes

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人 JLPT 5

person

On: ジン, ニン

Kun: ひと, -り, -と

2 strokes

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