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    3. 留年

    留年

    留りゅう年ねん

    repeating a year (at school)

    KMT9News #27+1CoreNoun, Participle, Verb, IntransitiveEducationKanji Vocab16 strokes

    りゅうねん

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Intransitive

    1.
    repeating a year (at school), staying in the same class for another year

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    彼かれは試し験けんに落おちて留りゅう年ねんしてしまった。

    He failed the exam and had to repeat the year.

    KMT7EducationDaily Life
    大だい学がくで留りゅう年ねんすると、卒そつ業ぎょうが一いち年ねん遅おくれることになる。

    If you repeat a year in university, your graduation will be delayed by one year.

    KMT9Education
    留りゅう年ねんを経けい験けんしたことで、彼かれは学がく業ぎょうに対たいする意い識しきを改あらためた。

    Experiencing repeating a year made him change his attitude towards his studies.

    KMT9EducationEmotions & Psychology
    厳きびしい進しん級きゅう条じょう件けんのため、多おおくの学がく生せいが留とど年ねんの危き機きに瀕ひんしている。

    Due to strict promotion requirements, many students are facing the risk of repeating a year.

    KMT9Education
    留りゅう年ねんしても、その後ごの努ど力りょく次し第だいで就しゅう職しょくに影えい響きょうはないと彼かれは言いった。

    He said that even if you repeat a year, it won't affect your job search depending on your subsequent efforts.

    KMT9EducationWork & Career

    Kanji that make up this word

    留
    と.める・と.まる・とど.める・とど.まる・るうぶる…(3)
    detain・fasten・halt・stop
    年
    とし…(2)
    year・counter for years
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