“Dropout” in Japanese
Short answer
Dropout in Japanese is “脱落者” (datsurakusha). Full meaning: dropout, quitter, deserter.
Other ways to say “Dropout” in Japanese
落伍者
rakugosha dropout, straggler, outcast, failure
ドロップアウト
doroppuauto dropout
デクラッセ
dekurasse dropout, quitter, deserter, outcast, failure
落ちこぼれ
ochikobore fallen scraps, scatterings; leftovers, remainder, pickings, odds and ends; student who cannot keep up in school, dropout (from school, society, a movement, etc.)
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