浪人
Meanings
Noun
Suru verb
Intransitive verb
2. high school graduate waiting for another chance to enter university after having failed the yearly entrance examination
Noun
3. person out of work; jobless person
Kanji used
Pitch accent
ろうにん
Used in vocabulary
浪人生
student waiting for another chance to enter university after having failed the yearly entrance examination
Noun
仮面浪人
student who is trying to get into their preferred college while already enrolled at another college
Noun
大陸浪人
Japanese adventurer (from the Meiji era to the end of WWII) who roamed mainland China and other parts of Asia, engaging in political activities, espionage, smuggling, etc.
Noun