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.

もしよければ、不合格になった理由を教えてもらえませんか?

If you don't mind, could you tell me the reason I wasn't accepted?

本命の公立大学は不合格だったが、すべり止めで受けた私立大学に合格しました。

I didn't get accepted into my first-choice public university, but I got into a private university that I applied to as a safety.

Kanji Composition