落ちこぼれ | Shirabe

落おちこぼれ

#22,919

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Pitch accent

Meaning

1

English · JMdict

fallen scraps; scatterings
2

English · JMdict

leftovers; remainder; pickings; odds and ends
3

English · JMdict

student who cannot keep up in school; dropout (from school, society, a movement, etc.)

See also: 浮きこぼれ (うきこぼれ)

Kanji

落ラク fall, drop, come down

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落おちこぼれる

#37,116

Pitch accent

Meaning

1

English · JMdict

to fall behind; to drop out

クリスは理科りかの授業じゅぎょうで落おちこぼれそうです。

Chris is in a risky situation in science class.
2

English · JMdict

to drop; to fall; to spill; to scatter

Kanji

落ラク fall, drop, come down

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Sentences

タクシー運転手うんてんしゅになった東大卒とうだい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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