Ronin

Vikthor

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14 Jan 2004

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• 22 Mar 2005

• #1

Hi,

First of all, I don´t speak a word in japanese, so if this is a stupid question, I apologize in advance.

I "know" that the term "Ronin" refers to a masterless samurai, right? If so, how would you name many samurais? In other words, is there a plural of "ronin"?

Thank you,

 

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nhk9

先輩

27 Aug 2004

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• 22 Mar 2005

• #2

rounintachi
rounin-ra

 

Vikthor

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• 22 Mar 2005

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• #3

Thanks alot, nhk9!

Do you know if there is a diference between the two terms?

Thanks again!

 

GaijinPunch

遠いから行きません

25 Nov 2004

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• 22 Mar 2005

• #4

Plurals don't work that way in Japanese. While what nhk9 said is right, it can be misleading if "you don't speak a word of Japanese". You can add "tachi" to a group of people, or even a person's name (which denotes they're accompanied by more people). Then again, you can simply say "ronin" and mean more than one.

"mukashi no ronin" could very well mean "The ronin (plural) of long ago". Context can be a ***** in Japanese.

 

Vikthor

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• 25 Mar 2005

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• #5

Thanks GaijinPunch! That expains me a lot of things!