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failure (in an examination) / failure (to advance to the next grade or graduate from school)

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落第

Source Word

落第

Hiragana

らくだい

Noun

failure (in an examination) / failure (to advance to the next grade or graduate from school)

Japanese Meaning

不合格（試験で） / 不合格（進級または卒業で）

Easy Japanese Meaning

しけんにとおらずにおちること。つぎの学年や学校に進めないこと。

彼は今回の重要な試験での落第を経験し、それが学習方法を根本から変えるきっかけになった。

He experienced failure in this important exam, and it prompted him to completely overhaul his study methods.

Sense（1）

failure (in an examination)

Sense（2）

failure (to advance to the next grade or graduate from school)

落 (らく)第

（ canonical ）

rakudai

（ romanization ）

だい

（ hiragana ）