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    3. 落選

    落選

    落らく選せん

    failing to be elected

    KMT6News #14+1Noun, Participle, Verb, IntransitivePolitics & LawKanji Vocab27 strokes

    らくせん

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Intransitive

    1.
    failing to be elected, election defeat, losing an election
    2.
    not being accepted (for a prize, exhibition, etc.), rejection, failing to win a prize

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    彼かれは選せん挙きょで落らく選せんしました。

    He lost the election.

    KMT5Politics & Law
    厳きびしい戦たたかいの末すえ、現げん職しょくの議ぎ員いんが落らく選せんした。

    After a tough battle, the incumbent representative lost the election.

    KMT6Politics & Law
    彼かれの政せい策さくは評ひょう価かされたものの、残ざん念ねんながら今こん回かいの公こう募ぼでは落らく選せんとなった。

    Although his policy was evaluated positively, unfortunately, it was rejected in this public call for proposals.

    KMT7Politics & LawWork & Career
    彼かれの絵かい画がは展てん覧らん会かいへの出しゅっ品ぴんを希き望ぼうしたが、残ざん念ねんながら落らく選せんした。

    He hoped to exhibit his painting at the exhibition, but unfortunately, it was not accepted.

    KMT7Art & DesignEmotions & Psychology
    多おおくの候こう補ほ者しゃが乱らん立りつし、ベテラン議ぎ員いんの落らく選せんも相あい次ついだ。

    Many candidates ran, and veteran representatives also successively lost their elections.

    KMT8Politics & Law

    Kanji that make up this word

    落
    お.ちる・お.ち・お.とす…(2)
    fall・drop・come down・village・hamlet
    選
    えら.ぶ・え.る・よ.る…(1)
    elect・select・choose・prefer
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