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落ちこぼれ[おちこぼれ] (ochikobore)

dropout

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Meaning

落ちこぼれ (おちこぼれ, ochikobore) is a bonus vocabulary word meaning “dropout”.

Kanji in this word

Example sentences 8

私わたしは中学校ちゅうがっこう時代じだいは落おちこぼれでした

I was a hopeless student during my junior high school days.

私はこのクラスの中で一番の落ちこぼれでした。

I was the worst underachiever in this class.

父親からは、頭が悪く、落ちこぼれと見なされていた。

His father saw him as a dropout and stupid.

タクシー運転うんてん手しゅになった東大とうだい卒そつの木村きむらさんは誰だれかの物指ものさしで、落おちこぼれなのかもしれないけど、運転うんてん好すきならいいんじゃないかな。

Kimura is a Tokyo university graduate who became a taxi driver. According to some people's standards, he might be considered a failure, but I think it's fine as long as he likes driving.

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