Word Meaning 留年

りゅうねん ryuunen

留年 is read as りゅうねん (ryuunen) and means repeating a year (at school).

Meaning

English

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

Reading

Kana

りゅうねん

Romaji

ryuunen

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 16 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Rank 6717 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

留年生

りゅうねんせい

student repeating the same class

留学生

りゅうがくせい

overseas student

留学

りゅうがく

(temporarily) studying at another school (to learn a specific skill)

留守

るす

absence

留守番

るすばん

caretaker

留める

とどめる

to record (e.g. a fact)

留任

りゅうにん

remaining in office

留置場

りゅうちじょう

police cell

留置

りゅうち

detention (usu. during investigation)

留意

りゅうい

heeding

留め

とめ

(a) stop (e.g. in a timber joint, or at the end of a kanji stroke)

留め置き

とめおき

mail held at the post office