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ronin

NounSuru VerbIntransitive Verb

Definitions

1. ronin
2. masterless samurai
3. high school graduate waiting for another chance to enter university after having failed the yearly entrance examination
4. person out of work

This noun historically referred to a samurai who had lost their master and wandered without allegiance. In modern usage, it commonly describes a student who failed their university entrance exam and is studying to retake it.

Example sentences

Sentence 1

She composed, "The ronin's blade cuts through hesitation."

Sentence 2

Every now and then, I feel like I'm just like a ronin.

Sentence 3

"This individual was a ronin," the guide at the historical museum explained.

Sentence 4

There are also records of merchant households that hired ronin.

Sentence 5

I sat on a park bench and got completely absorbed in a novel about a ronin.