落第 (Rakudai) is a Japanese noun meaning “failure (in an examination), failing to advance (to the next year), falling short of the standard, not making the grade”.
Meanings
- noun, suru verb, intransitive verbfailure (in an examination); failing to advance (to the next year)
- noun, suru verb, intransitive verbfalling short of the standard; not making the grade
Examples
落第しちゃう！
I will be a repeater!
誰も落第しなかった。
No one has failed.
彼はいつも遊んでいたため落第した。
He failed by playing all the time.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).