Taigaku

JLPT N1

退学 (Taigaku) is a Japanese noun meaning “dropping out of school, withdrawal from school, expulsion from school, dismissal”.

Meanings

  1. noun, suru verb, intransitive verbdropping out of school; withdrawal from school
  2. noun, suru verb, intransitive verbexpulsion from school; dismissal
  3. noun, suru verb, intransitive verbleaving school (university, etc.) after completing a course

Examples

  • I was kicked out of high school.

  • Father consented to my leaving school.

  • I dropped out of school when I was in the 7th grade.

Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).

Kanji in 退学

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