ろう
浪
にん
人
せい
生

noun

  1. student waiting for another chance to enter university after having failed the yearly entrance examination.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
ろう
浪
にん
人
せい
生
 浪人生 ろうにんせい

Contained Kanji Breakdown

wandering, waves, billows
ロウ　なみ　なに (Late Jr. High, 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　ニチ　にっ (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)
life, genuine, birth
セイ　い.きる　う.まれる (1st, N5)