Ronins

Word RONINS
Character 6
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Definitions and meanings of "Ronins"

What do we mean by ronins?

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 "ronins" in example sentences

And so, early this morning 1 million internet ronins girded themselves for battle. ❋ Ann Althouse (2008)

They have versions of ronins and their twisted sense of honor. ❋ Jaimewolf (2002)

To himself he called the roll of his fellow-ronins, now biding their time, as he was, and ready always to obey his orders and to follow his lead to the death, when at last the sun should rise on the day of vengeance. ❋ Brander Matthews (1890)

The day was ultimately carried by the advocates of stern justice, and the forty-seven ronins were ordered to commit suicide. ❋ Dairoku Kikuchi (1886)

The eminent Confucian scholar, Hayashi Nobuatsu, petitioned for the pardon of the ronins, and the scarcely less celebrated Muro Kyuso compiled a book describing the incident; but, for some reason never fully explained, the noteworthy scholar, Ogyu ❋ Dairoku Kikuchi (1886)

The forty-seven ronins had therefore committed a capital crime. ❋ Dairoku Kikuchi (1886)

The affair of the forty-seven ronins helped to bring into eminence the name of Yamaga Soko, a firm believer in Confucianism and an ardent follower of military science. ❋ Dairoku Kikuchi (1886)

Dutch secretary, Mr. Heusken, who was later, in Yedo, to be assassinated by ronins. ❋ William Elliot Griffis (1885)

It was during this period that the British minister, visiting Kioto, a concession jealously resisted by conservative Japanese spirit, was set upon by some ronins while on his way to pay an official call. ❋ Unknown (1877)

The ronins or what we call the rubberband brigade may be a testy lot, frankly they even test my patience at times, but if you want to get things done; they have always delivered ❋ Unknown (2010)

Oh, I'm sure that bit of info might have been lost on you in the process, with the infamous code of honour, ronins, katanas, Tom Cruise, and maybe even shudou distracting you along the way, but the fact remains that those things hurt, and if there's one thing anime's consistently guilty of, it's that it's always reluctant to portray pain so boldly. ❋ Unknown (2009)

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