낭인

Korean

Alternative forms
  • 랑인 (rang'in) (North Korean)

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 浪人, from 浪 (“unrestrained”) + 人 (“person”)

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈna̠(ː)ŋin]
  • Phonetic hangul: [낭(ː)인]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?nang'in
Revised Romanization (translit.)?nang'in
McCune–Reischauer?nangin
Yale Romanization?nāngin

Noun

낭인 • (nang'in) (hanja 浪人)

  1. vagabond
  2. Japanese ronin

Synonyms
  • (Japanese ronin): 로닌 (ronin)
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