Last Updated :2026/01/08

浪人

Hiragana
ろうにんする
Kanji
浪人する
Verb
archaic
Japanese Meaning
大学入試に失敗し、翌年の試験に再挑戦するために受験勉強だけをして過ごすこと(現代的用法) / (歴史的)主君を失って浪人となること / 職を失い失業状態になること
Easy Japanese Meaning
だいがくのしけんにおちて、つぎのねんのためにべんきょうする。むかしは、しゅじんをうしなうことや、しごとをなくすこともいう。
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
落榜后为来年大学入学考试复读备考 / (古)失去主君 / 失业、丢掉工作
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
落榜後準備明年大學入學考試 / (古)失去主君 / 失去工作、失業
Korean Meaning
재수하다 / 주군을 잃다(고어) / 실직하다
Indonesian
belajar untuk ujian masuk universitas tahun berikutnya setelah gagal / (arkais) kehilangan tuan / kehilangan pekerjaan
Vietnamese Meaning
học ôn để thi lại sau khi trượt / (cổ) mất chủ / mất việc, thất nghiệp
Tagalog Meaning
mag-aral muli para sa susunod na entrance exam matapos bumagsak / (ark.) mawalan ng panginoon/amo / mawalan ng trabaho
What is this buttons?

He took a year off to pass the university entrance exam.

Chinese (Simplified) Translation

他为了考上大学复读了一年。

Chinese (Traditional) Translation

他為了考上大學而當了一年浪人。

Korean Translation

그는 대학에 합격하기 위해 1년 동안 재수했다.

Indonesian Translation

Dia menghabiskan satu tahun belajar untuk lulus ujian masuk universitas.

Vietnamese Translation

Anh ấy đã dành một năm ôn thi để đỗ vào đại học.

Tagalog Translation

Nag-aral siya nang isang taon upang makapasok sa unibersidad.

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Sense(1)

to study for the following year's annual university entrance exams after failing

Sense(2)

(archaic) to lose one's master

Sense(3)

to become unemployed, to lose one's job

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to study for the following year's annual university entrance exams after failing / (archaic) to lose one's master / to become unemployed, to lose one's job

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浪人

彼は大学に合格するために一年間浪人した。

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He took a year off to pass the university entrance exam.

He took a year off to pass the university entrance exam.

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彼は大学に合格するために一年間浪人した。

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