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JLPT N2suru verbLevel estimated by Bebop

落らく第だい

rakudai

to fail an exam or school year

Example sentences

彼かれはいつも遊あそんでいたため落第らくだいした。
He failed by playing all the time.
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もっと勉強べんきょうしない限かぎり落第らくだいしますよ。
You will fail unless you work harder.
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誰だれも落第らくだいしなかった。
No one has failed.
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Kanji in 落第

落fall; dropOnラクKunおちる・おち・おとす
第No.; residenceOnダイ・テイ

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