留年

りゅうねん

Meanings

1. Noun, する verb, Intransitive repeating a year (at school); staying in the same class for another year

Kanji

• 留 stay. Read as リュウ.
• 年 year. Read as ネン.

Example sentences

• 「じゃ留年しなかったら付き合ってくれんの？」「タラレバ話って好きじゃないの」
  "So, you'll go out with me if I don't have to repeat a year?" "I don't care for 'what if' stories."
• トム、留年したらしいよ。
  It seems Tom is repeating a year.
• 学生の18％は留年する。
  18% of students are repeating a year.
• 18%の学生が留年します。
  18% of students are repeating a year.

Words containing 留年

• 留年生 (りゅうねんせい) student repeating the same class

Word lists

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