ronin

[ roh-nin ]

/ ˈroʊ nɪn /

noun, plural ro·nin, ro·nins.Japanese History.

a samurai who no longer serves a daimyo, or feudal lord.

Origin of ronin

From the Japanese word rōnin literally, ‘wave man’ (understood as ‘a man tossed around like a wave’)

Words nearby ronin

rondure, rone, Roneo, rongeur, ronggeng, ronin, Rönne, Ronne Ice Shelf, Ronnie, ronquil, Ronsard

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Example sentences from the Web for ronin

Thus the forty-seven ronin were pre-eminently "righteous" when they debauched themselves with every swinish vice.
The Gist of Japan|R. B. Peery
And the reason she built the temple was that she might pray for the soul of the ronin whom the sight of her beauty had ruined.
The Life and Letters of Lafcadio Hearn, Volume 2|Elizabeth Bisland
We should have the story of the Forty-seven Ronin, not a Japanese stage version, but a work from the source-material.
The Art Of The Moving Picture|Vachel Lindsay
Born about 1680 he, by birth a Samurai, became a Ronin, and entered the studio of Kiyonobu.
Chats on Japanese Prints|Arthur Davison Ficke

British Dictionary definitions for ronin

ronin

/ (ˈrəʊnɪn) /

noun Japanese history

a lordless samurai, esp one whose feudal lord had been deprived of his territory

such samurai collectively

Word Origin for ronin

Japanese

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单词	ronin
释义	ronin [ roh-nin ] / ˈroʊ nɪn / noun, plural ro·nin, ro·nins.Japanese History. a samurai who no longer serves a daimyo, or feudal lord. Origin of ronin From the Japanese word rōnin literally, ‘wave man’ (understood as ‘a man tossed around like a wave’) Words nearby ronin rondure, rone, Roneo, rongeur, ronggeng, ronin, Rönne, Ronne Ice Shelf, Ronnie, ronquil, Ronsard Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for ronin Thus the forty-seven ronin were pre-eminently "righteous" when they debauched themselves with every swinish vice. The Gist of Japan\|R. B. Peery And the reason she built the temple was that she might pray for the soul of the ronin whom the sight of her beauty had ruined. The Life and Letters of Lafcadio Hearn, Volume 2\|Elizabeth Bisland We should have the story of the Forty-seven Ronin, not a Japanese stage version, but a work from the source-material. The Art Of The Moving Picture\|Vachel Lindsay Born about 1680 he, by birth a Samurai, became a Ronin, and entered the studio of Kiyonobu. Chats on Japanese Prints\|Arthur Davison Ficke British Dictionary definitions for ronin ronin / (ˈrəʊnɪn) / noun Japanese history a lordless samurai, esp one whose feudal lord had been deprived of his territory such samurai collectively Word Origin for ronin Japanese Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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