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Korean
Pronunciation
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| Revised Romanization? | nakje |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | nagje |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | nakche |
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| Yale Romanization? | nakcey |
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Etymology 1
Sino-Korean word from 落第.
Noun
낙제 • (nakje) (hanja 落第)
- failure (in an examination)
- failure (to advance to the next grade or graduate from school)
Etymology 2
Sino-Korean word from 烙蹄. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Where are these characters from? Related to 낙지?”)
Noun
낙제 • (nakje) (hanja 絡蹄)
- Synonym of 낙지 (nakji)