page_title: Rōnin
hierarchical_section_title: Rōnin
caption_attribution_description: Picture of Miyamoto Musashi getting his fortune told. Taken from [1] English: Color woodblock print, ôban, "Thirty-six Famous Battles" 日本語: 大型木版錦絵「勇魁三十六合戦」
context_page_description: A rōnin was a samurai without a lord or master during the feudal period of Japan. A samurai became masterless upon the death of his master or after the loss of his master's favor or privilege.
  In modern Japanese usage, sometimes the term is used to describe a salaryman who is unemployed or a secondary school graduate who has not yet been admitted to university.
context_section_description: A rōnin (浪人, "drifter" or "wanderer") was a samurai without a lord or master during the feudal period (1185–1868) of Japan. A samurai became masterless upon the death of his master or after the loss of his master's favor or privilege.
  In modern Japanese usage, sometimes the term is used to describe a salaryman who is unemployed or a secondary school graduate who has not yet been admitted to university.
caption: A woodblock print by ukiyo-e master Utagawa Kuniyoshi depicting famous rōnin Miyamoto Musashi having his fortune told.
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