落選

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 落選(らくせん) is a noun and する verb for losing an election or failing to be selected in a competition or screening.
• Basic usage: Electoral defeat appears in 選挙で落選する, while a rejected entry appears in 応募した写真が落選する.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Election and selection
  • It can describe a candidate losing an election or a submitted work not being chosen in a review.
• Expressing the result
  • The context, such as 選挙で, or the subject, such as 応募した写真, shows what was not selected.