A ronin may not have the status of a daimyo, but he has the freedom that the latter may never have.
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Ronin
Synonyms for "ronin"
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15 translations across 12 languages.
Arabic
1 entries- رُونِين noun (masterless samurai)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 浪人 noun (masterless samurai)
Dutch
1 entries- ronin noun (masterless samurai)
French
1 entries- ronin noun (masterless samurai)
German
1 entries- Ronin (Rônin m, Rōnin m) noun (masterless samurai)
Japanese
1 entries- 浪人 noun (masterless samurai)
Korean
2 entries- 낭인 noun (masterless samurai)
- 로닌 noun (masterless samurai)
Marathi
1 entries- रोनिन noun (masterless samurai)
Portuguese
1 entries- ronin noun (masterless samurai)
Russian
1 entries- ро́нин noun (masterless samurai)
Turkish
1 entries- ronin noun (masterless samurai)
Vietnamese
3 entries- lãng khách noun (masterless samurai)
- lãng nhân noun (masterless samurai)
- lãng tử noun (masterless samurai)
Sample sentences
3 total sentences available.
Back at Asano’s home in Ako, his chancellor, Oishi (Tatsuo Ichikawa), rallies the samurai, now known as ronin because they are without a master, in a campaign to avenge Asano and restore his clan’s honor.
Source: wiktionary
He shook Chaz's hand. “Please call me Ronin.” Ronin. The sexy, mysterious name fit him perfectly.
Source: wiktionary
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