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رونین
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thumb|right|A woodblock print by ukiyo-e master [[Utagawa Kuniyoshi depicting famous rōnin Miyamoto Musashi having his fortune told]] thumb|right|Ukiyo-e woodblock print by Yoshitoshi depicting Oishi Chikara, one of the forty-seven rōnin In feudal Japan to early modern Japan (1185–1868), a rōnin ( ; , , 'drifter' or 'wandering man', ) was a samurai who had no lord or master and in some cases, had also severed all links with his family or clan. A samurai became a rōnin upon the death of his master, or after the loss of his master's favor or legal privilege.
A rōnin was a samurai in feudal and early modern Japan (1185–1868) who had no lord or master to serve, sometimes having also cut ties with his family or clan. A samurai would become a rōnin when his master died or when he lost his master's favor or legal standing.
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