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What is the difference between ronin and samurai?

ronin | samurai |

Samurai is a related term of ronin.



As nouns the difference between ronin and samurai

is that ronin is a masterless samurai while samurai is in feudal Japan, a soldier of noble birth who followed the code of bushido and served a daimyo.

ronin

English

(wikipedia ronin)

Noun

(ronin)
  • A masterless samurai.
  • (colloquial, Japan) A student who has failed the entrance examination for the high school or university of their choice and spends the next year studying to retake the exam.

    • samurai

    English

    (wikipedia samurai)

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • In feudal Japan, a soldier of noble birth who followed the code of bushido and served a daimyo.

    • Related terms

    * ronin

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