浪人（ろうにん）
JLPT N1 · noun
Pitch accent: heiban (flat) — starts low, then stays high with no drop
Meaning: ronin (exam repeater)
Example sentences
- 彼は一年浪人して志望校に入った。 — He spent a year as a ronin before getting into his target school.
- 浪人生活で勉強に打ち込む。 — During his gap year as a ronin, he threw himself into studying.
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