ろう
浪
にん
人

noun, takes する, intransitive verb

  1. ronin, masterless samurai.
  2. high school graduate waiting for another chance to enter university after having failed the yearly entrance examination.

noun

  1. person out of work, jobless person.
  2. wanderer, drifter. Archaism. Orig. meaning.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
ろう
浪
にん
人
 浪人 ろうにん ✔
ろう
牢
にん
人
 牢人 ろうにん

Contained Kanji Breakdown

wandering, waves, billows
ロウ　なみ　なに (8th, N1)
water, water radical (no. 85)
さんずい
good, pleasing, skilled
よ.い　リョウ　ら (4th, N3)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
northeast (Oriental zodiac), stopping, good radical (no. 138)
うしとら　コン (Kentei Pre-1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ　にっ　ニチ (1st, N5)
garment, clothes, dressing
イ　ころも　きぬ (4th, N2)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
garment(衣) variant
person
ひと　ニン　ジン (1st, N5)