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”.

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Example sentences 8

わたし中学校ちゅうがっこう 時代じだいちこぼれでした

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 first dropout in that 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 しゅになった 東大とうだい そつ木村きむらさんは だれかの 物指ものさしで、 ちこぼれなのかもしれないけど、 運転うんてん 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.