浪人

ろうにん

Also written 牢人

Meanings

1. Noun, する verb, Intransitive ronin; masterless samurai
2. high school graduate waiting for another chance to enter university after having failed the yearly entrance examination
3. Noun person out of work; jobless person
4. wanderer; drifter (orig. meaning)

Kanji

• 浪 wander. Read as ロウ.
• 人 person. Read as ニン.

Example sentences

• トム、浪人するらしいよ。
  It seems Tom will take a year off.

Common phrases

• 浪人になる

Words containing 浪人

• 浪人生 (ろうにんせい) student waiting for another chance to enter university after having failed the yearly entrance examination
• 大陸浪人 (たいりくろうにん) Japanese adventurer (from the Meiji era to the end of WWII) who roamed mainland China and other parts of Asia, engaging in political activities, espionage, smuggling, etc.
• 就職浪人 (しゅうしょくろうにん) jobless university graduate

And 6 more.

Word lists

• Spoken

Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists