Ronin

Word RONIN
Character 5
Hyphenation ‖Ro nin
Pronunciations N/A

Definitions and meanings of "Ronin"

What do we mean by ronin?

A samurai who is not in the service of a feudal lord. noun

A Japanese samurai, or two-sworded military retainer, who for any cause had renounced his clan, or who for some offense against his superior had been dismissed from service, and dispossessed of his estate, revenue, or pay; a masterless man; an outcast; an outlaw. noun

In Japan, under the feudal system, a samurai who had renounced his clan or who had been discharged or ostracized and had become a wanderer without a lord; an outcast; an outlaw. noun

A masterless samurai. noun

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. noun

A masterless samurai (who often becomes a mercenary to make ends meet).

(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.

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The word "ronin" in example sentences

Seh Daeng has called his group the "ronin," a Japanese word for samurai warriors who have no lord or master, and credits them with grenade attacks and sniper fire that killed six soldiers on April 10 when government forces attempted to disperse Red Shirt protesters. ❋ Unknown (2010)

As mentioned above Jubei Ninpucho is our main character, he is a Ninja for hire, or more accurately, he is a ronin for hire; a ronin is a samurai without a master or clan. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Even, the prime suspect Seh Deang has been coming out now and then to predict the sabotages and as recently, as yesterday mentioning about black-claded "ronin" warriors fighting along side the red shirts. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Slice of life comedy based on a comic strip manga about an 18 year old female high school graduate who moves into an apartment building that is home to numerous aimless "ronin" (high school graduates unable to get accepted into college). ❋ Unknown (2009)

The rabbit ronin faces a terrifying creature from Japanese mythology in this creepy, self-contained story! ❋ Unknown (2009)

When the rabbit ronin Usagi Yojimbo agrees to escort a beautiful young woman to the next town, he unexpectedly involves himself in a situation that could have deadly consequences. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Surrounded by a group of angry gamblers intent on capturing a young girl protected by Usagi and Gen, the rabbit ronin and his bounty-hunting friend are running out of options in this conclusion to “The Whip”! ❋ Unknown (2009)

Giant lizards, lobster-quests, and opera-going ronin are hard to wait for. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Synopsis: Akitsu Masanosuke is a timid ronin on his way to Edo from the countryside when he accidentally encounters a playboy named Yaichi, who asks him to be his bodyguard. ❋ Unknown (2010)

A tale of a legendary swordsman gathering a team of ronin to kill the Shogun's ruthless brother, it appears to be Miike proving that he can direct an accessible piece of work. ❋ Unknown (2011)

When I saw Toshiro Mifune as the sulky, petulant ronin in Seven Samurai I was utterly smitten (and who could blame me at sixteen?) ❋ Kateelliott (2009)

Usagi Yojimbo is the long running comic set in 17th century Japan, with anthropomorphic animals replacing humans, featuring the lovable rabbit ronin, Miyamoto Usagi, who wanders the land as a shugyosha (student warrior on a pilgramage) occasionally selling his services as a yojimbo (bodyguard). ❋ Unknown (2009)

The rape and murder of a young woman and her mother by rampaging ronin precedes a spectral reign of terror, as samurai are lured to their gruesome deaths in a haunted bamboo forest. ❋ Steve Dollar (2010)

With the collapse of apartheid, such men scattered across the continent as bush-war ronin. ❋ Graeme Wood (2011)

Written By hybrid delta on July 7th, 2009 @ 6: 03 pm also wasp psylocke and ronin ❋ Unknown (2009)

Last week, a ronin doctor (the blonde chick) sutchured someone's Illyac with some butterfly bandaids, in the field, as they were impaled with some rebar. ❋ Wendigomountain (2009)

There was a time when Hiro had challenged passing ronin to wrestling matches, pocketing the money that their overconfident friends bet against him. ❋ Nick Lake (2010)

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