noun
No Longer Human (1948 novel by Osamu Dazai)
Title of a famous Japanese novel; also used as a set phrase meaning 'disqualified from being human'.
太宰治の『人間失格』は、多くの読者に衝撃を与えた。
Osamu Dazai's 'No Longer Human' shocked many readers.
Compound of 人間 (ningen, 'human') and 失格 (shikkaku, 'disqualification'). The exact origin as a set phrase is uncertain; it is widely known as the title of Dazai's novel.