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Miyamoto Musashi Painting
A woodblock print by ukiyo-e master Utagawa Kuniyoshi depicting famous rōnin Miyamoto Musashi having his fortune told.

Ronin (浪人) is the word used to describe a kind of samurai without a master. Hundreds of years ago in Japan, it was very important for every samurai to have a master.

It also refers to somebody who has failed their university entrance exams and is studying for the next year's exams.

Images for kids

  • Ronin, or masterless Samurai, lunging forward

    Ukiyo-e woodblock print by Yoshitoshi depicting Oishi Chikara, one of the forty-seven rōnin

  • Sengakuji Ronin Graves

    Graves of the forty-seven rōnin at Sengaku-ji

  • Samurai actors

    Actors portraying ronin on left and right, employed samurai in the middle

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Rōnin para niños

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