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jmdict 1548810 Active (id: 2172946)
落第 [ichi1,news2,nf39]
らくだい [ichi1,news2,nf39]
1. [n,vs,vi]
▶ failure (in an examination)
▶ failing to advance (to the next year)
Cross references:
  ⇔ ant: 1228190 及第 1. passing (an examination); making the grade
2. [n,vs,vi]
▶ falling short of the standard
▶ not making the grade

Conjugations


History:
3. A 2022-01-09 05:47:00  Marcus Richert <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
mk
  Diff:
@@ -18,0 +19 @@
+<pos>&vi;</pos>
@@ -25,0 +27 @@
+<pos>&vi;</pos>
2. A 2017-12-24 19:03:50  Rene Malenfant <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
i don't think "repeating a grade" is appropriate.  e.g., you could 落第 and then drop out of school...  it refers to your failing the class (and having to repeat it), not your actually repeating it.  "failing to advance" covers it
  Diff:
@@ -18,0 +19 @@
+<xref type="ant" seq="1228190">及第</xref>
@@ -20 +20,0 @@
-<gloss>repeating a grade (of school)</gloss>
1. A* 2017-12-16 22:06:34  Robin Scott <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
daij, gg5, prog
  Comments:
Added sense.
Daijr/s splits sense 1 into 2 senses but I'm not sure it's necessary.
  Diff:
@@ -19,2 +19,9 @@
-<gloss>failure</gloss>
-<gloss>dropping out of a class</gloss>
+<gloss>failure (in an examination)</gloss>
+<gloss>repeating a grade (of school)</gloss>
+<gloss>failing to advance (to the next year)</gloss>
+</sense>
+<sense>
+<pos>&n;</pos>
+<pos>&vs;</pos>
+<gloss>falling short of the standard</gloss>
+<gloss>not making the grade</gloss>

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