Meaning

Primary

Fail A Test

Alternatives

Failure, Rejection

Word Type

noun

Explanation

You know that 合格する is "to pass a test," so what's the opposite of that? Fail a test or failure.

Reading

ふごうかく
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

If you know the reading for 合格, all you have to do is add to it! You've learned all these readings, yay!

Context

Common Word Combinations

  • 不合格となってしまう

    to fail a test, to be rejected

    不合格とする

    to fail someone on a test, to reject someone

    不合格となる

    to fail a test, to be rejected

Context Sentences

カンニングしたのがバレて不合格になってしまった。

They found out that I'd cheated and I was rejected.

本命の公立大学の入学しけんは不合格だったが、すべり止めで受けた私立大学に合格しました。

I failed the entrance exam for a public university, which was my first choice, but I passed for a private college, which was my second choice.

あんなに簡単な試験が不合格だったなんて本当に恥ずかしいよ。穴があったら入りたいぐらいだ。

I’m so embarrassed I failed such an easy test. I wish I could sink through the floor.

Kanji Composition