In Japan, a rōnin (浪人, ろうにん)
is a student who has graduated from middle school or high school but
has failed to enter a school at the next level, and consequently is
studying outside of the school system for entrance in a future year.[1][2] Rōnin may study at a yobikō.
The term "rōnin" is colloquial; the word kanendosei (過年度生) is more formal. "Rōnin" derives from their having no school to attend, as a ronin (a masterless samurai) had no leader to serve.
Sometimes the term 二浪 (sort form) or 二年浪人 (full form, 二年 - second year) is used for student, who failed exams twice.
Yobikō (予備校) are privately run schools that are marketed to students taking examinations held each year in Japan
from January to March to determine college admissions.
These students
generally have graduated from high school but have failed to enter the
school of their choice.
This test, unlike the French Baccalauréat or the South Korean College Scholastic Ability Test,
has different versions with different schools looking for results from
different exams. In Japan, this test is generally considered the most
important event in a child's education. Students who fail may spend a
year or more studying to retake the examination. They are sometimes
referred to as rōnin, after masterless samurai.
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Because the former samurai could not legally take up a new trade, or
because of pride were loath to do so, many rōnin looked for other ways
to make a living with their swords.
Those rōnin who desired steady, legal employment became mercenaries that guarded trade caravans, or bodyguards for wealthy merchants.
Many other rōnin became criminals, operating as bandits and highwaymen, or joining organized crime in towns and cities. Rōnin were known to operate, or serve as hired muscle for, gangs that ran gambling rings, brothels, protection rackets, and other similar activities. Many were petty thieves and muggers. The criminal segment gave the rōnin of the Edo period a persistent reputation of disgrace, with the image of thugs, bullies, cutthroats, and wandering vagrants.
Those rōnin who desired steady, legal employment became mercenaries that guarded trade caravans, or bodyguards for wealthy merchants.
Many other rōnin became criminals, operating as bandits and highwaymen, or joining organized crime in towns and cities. Rōnin were known to operate, or serve as hired muscle for, gangs that ran gambling rings, brothels, protection rackets, and other similar activities. Many were petty thieves and muggers. The criminal segment gave the rōnin of the Edo period a persistent reputation of disgrace, with the image of thugs, bullies, cutthroats, and wandering vagrants.
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A rōnin (浪人)[1] or rounin was a Bushi with no lord or master during the feudal period (1185–1868) of Japan. A samurai became masterless from the death or fall of his master, or after the loss of his master's favor or privilege.[2]
In modern usage, the term is also applied to describe a salaryman who is "between employers" or a secondary school graduate who has not yet been admitted to university.
Notable rōnin
In modern usage, the term is also applied to describe a salaryman who is "between employers" or a secondary school graduate who has not yet been admitted to university.
Notable rōnin
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