Word Meaning 落胆

らくたん rakutan

落胆 is read as らくたん (rakutan) and means discouragement.

Meaning

English

  1. discouragement
  2. despondency
  3. dejection
  4. disappointment

Reading

Kana

らくたん

Romaji

rakutan

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 21 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Antonyms 発憤・発奮 Rank 16659 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

失望落胆

しつぼうらくたん

being disappointed and disheartened

落第

らくだい

failure (in an examination)

落雷

らくらい

lightning strike

落とし穴

おとしあな

pitfall

落下傘

らっかさん

parachute

落葉樹

らくようじゅ

deciduous tree

落盤

らくばん

cave-in

落第生

らくだいせい

failed student

落第点

らくだいてん

failing mark

落成検査

らくせいけんさ

inspection of a completed facility (esp. of radio stations as required under Japanese law)

落札価格

らくさつかかく

contract price

落羽松

らくうしょう

bald Cypress (Taxodium distichum)

Example Sentences

7

I let out a disappointed sigh.

My mother was disappointed by my failure.

Don't let me down.

He is very depressed.

Everyone could easily see his disappointment.

My father seemed to be disappointed I hadn't passed the examination.

It was an ordinary year, no especial disappointments. Just the run of the mill goings-on of a dual-income household.