牢人
ろうにん
Noun, Participle, Verb, Intransitive
1.
ronin, masterless samurai
historical term
2.
high school graduate waiting for another chance to enter university after having failed the yearly entrance examination
Noun
3.
person out of work, jobless person
4.
wanderer, drifter
archaic
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彼は大学受験に失敗し、浪人することになった。
He failed the university entrance exam and became a ronin (student waiting to retake).
江戸時代には、主君を失った武士を浪人と呼びました。
In the Edo period, samurai who lost their lords were called ronin.
宮本武蔵は、有名な浪人の一人として知られています。
Miyamoto Musashi is known as one of the famous ronin.
彼は会社を辞めてから、しばらく浪人生活を送っていた。
After quitting his company, he spent some time as an unemployed person (or wanderer).
現代の浪人は、厳しい受験競争の中で精神的なプレッシャーと戦っています。
Modern ronin (students) fight against mental pressure in the fierce entrance exam competition.
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