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Japanese word 落第: failure / failing a class. Meanings and example sentences.

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落第 (らくだい): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

落第 (らくだい) means failure / failing a class.

See example sentences below.

落第 at a glance

落第
らくだいrakudai
N2noun
failure / failing a class
落第らくだいrakudaiN2Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning of 落第

Core meaning

failure / failing a class

Basic example sentences

Example 1

試験に落第してしまった。

Translation

I ended up failing the exam.

Example 2

彼は去年大学で落第した。

Translation

He failed at university last year.

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