落ちこぼれ【おちこぼれ】
Frequency rank: 17,859. – 17,941.
- fallen scraps; scatterings
- leftovers; remainder; pickings; odds and ends
- student who cannot keep up in school; dropout (from school, society, a movement, etc.)colloquialismsensitive
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Generated: This meaning implies something that has been discarded or is no longer desired, often used metaphorically to describe insignificant or trivial remains.
There are fallen scraps scattered on the desk.
Generated: This meaning refers to the remaining parts of something after a portion has been taken away, often associated with food or miscellaneous items.
noun (common) (futsuumeishi); nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
Generated: This meaning focuses on a person, especially a student, who struggles to meet the academic or social requirements and may ultimately leave or fail in that context.
He is said to be a dropout in school.
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