낙제

Korean

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?nakje
Revised Romanization (translit.)?nagje
McCune–Reischauer?nakche
Yale Romanization?nakcey

Etymology 1

    Sino-Korean word from 落第.

    Noun

    낙제 • (nakje) (hanja 落第)

    1. failure (in an examination)
    2. failure (to advance to the next grade or graduate from school)

    Etymology 2

    Sino-Korean word from 烙蹄. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Where are these characters from? Related to 낙지?”)

    Noun

    낙제 • (nakje) (hanja 絡蹄)

    1. synonym of 낙지 (nakji)
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