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Where does “浪人” come from?

浪人 (Japanese) comes from Middle Chinese 浪人.

浪人 (Japanese): a masterless samurai; a vagrant, a vagabond, a...

Definitions

  1. a masterless samurai; a vagrant, a vagabond, a...

Ancestry of “浪人”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Chinese浪人—

Words derived from “浪人”

  • Ronin
  • ronin
  • ронин
  • ronin
  • lãng nhân
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