Chinese edit

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

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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

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

Japanese edit

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

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Noun edit

(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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Verb edit

(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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