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不合格 (ふごうかく) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
noun
failure ; rejection ; disqualification
Used for failing an exam, screening, or inspection; also for being rejected or disqualified from a selection process. Common in formal and everyday contexts.
類るい
審しん
査さ
で
不ふ
合ごう
格かく
だっ
た
。
I was rejected in the document screening.
Similar words 合ごう 格かく 合格 means passing or success, the opposite of 不合格.
落らく 第だい 落第 is more specific to failing a grade or course in school, while 不合格 is broader.
Etymology Compound of 不 (fu, 'not') + 合格 (gōkaku, 'passing, success'). The kanji 合 means 'fit, suit' and 格 means 'standard, status', together meaning 'meeting the standard'. The prefix 不 negates it, giving 'not meeting the standard'.
