What does 落第 mean?
落第 is a Japanese noun meaning “failure, dropping out of a class” in English. It can also be translated as “falling short of the standard” depending on context. It is written as 落第 in kanji, らくだい in hiragana, and rakudai in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N2 vocabulary.
Example sentence
彼はいつも遊んでいたため落第した。
He failed by playing all the time.