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What does 退学 (たいがく, taigaku) mean?

退学 (たいがく, taigaku) means dropping out of school, expulsion.

Quick facts
Readingたいがく
Romajitaigaku
Part of speechnoun, suru verb, intransitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N3
たいがく
N3 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommontaigaku

dropping out of school, expulsion

  1. 1noun · suru verb · intransitive dropping out of school; withdrawal from school
  2. 2noun · suru verb · intransitive expulsion from school; dismissal
  3. 3noun · suru verb · intransitive leaving school (university, etc.) after completing a course

Example sentences

  • He dropped out of school due to illness.

  • I'm thinking of dropping out of school because I don't have money.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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