# 浪 wavelike

(waterleft) + 良 (good)
★☆☆☆☆
10 strokes
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## Onyomi

ROU |

## Mnemonic

| ROBOTS only surf on good water waves!

## Jukugo

浪費(ろうひ) | waste ☆☆☆☆☆ NP 浪 (wavelike) + 費 (expenses) = 浪費 (waste) a waste of time or energy; a financial loss
浪人(ろうにん) | masterless samurai ☆☆☆☆☆ 浪 (wavelike) + 人 (person) = 浪人 (masterless samurai) masterless samurai or misfit nerd obsessed with same - note the left kanji means 'wavelike', and a ronin is a kind of drifter.

## Lookalikes

| Meaning | Hint | Radical
--- | --- | --- | ---
波 | wave | SKIN | 皮
浪 | wavelike | GOOD | 良

The wave gets your SKIN wet faster,
but the ronin finds it's GOOD to not have a master.