낙제

Korean

Pronunciation

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [na̠k̚t͡ɕ͈e̞]
Phonetic hangul: [낙쩨]

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)

failure (in an examination)
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)

Synonym of 낙지 (nakji)

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