落第

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Chinese

to fall; to drop (behind); leave behind (ordinal prefix); ‑th; rank
trad. (落第)
simp. #(落第)

Pronunciation


Verb

落第

  1. (archaic) to fail in an imperial examination
  2. (by extension) to fail an exam or test
  3. (Taiwanese Hokkien, Taiwanese Hakka) to repeat a grade in school

Synonyms

  • (to fail in an imperial examination): 下第 (xiàdì)
  • (to repeat a grade):

Japanese

Kanji in this term
らく
Grade: 3
だい
Grade: 3
on’yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

(らく)(だい) (rakudai

  1. failure (in an examination)
  2. failure (to advance to the next grade or graduate from school)

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See also

Verb

(らく)(だい)する (rakudai surusuru (stem (らく)(だい) (rakudai shi), past (らく)(だい)した (rakudai shita))

  1. to fail an examination or test
  2. to fail to advance to the next grade or graduate from school

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