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JLPT N3nounLevel estimated by Bebop

不ふ合ごう格かく

fugoukaku

failure to pass, rejection

Example sentences

  1. トムは今日きょうの試験しけんで不合格ふごうかくだった。

    Tom didn’t pass today’s exam.

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  2. 彼かれが不合格ふごうかくだったのには驚おどろいた。

    To my surprise, he failed the exam.

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  3. ５０人にんの応募者おうぼしゃのうち２０人にんが不合格ふごうかくとなった。

    There were 20 failures among 50 applicants.

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Kanji in 不合格

  • 不negative; non-Onフ・ブ
  • 合fit; suitOnゴウ・ガッ・カッKunあう・あい・あい-
  • 格status; rankOnカク・コウ・キャク

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