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欠席
kesseki
Description
「欠席」は、学校や会議などに行かないで、休むことです。
"欠席" means not attending places like school or meetings, essentially taking a rest.
病気の時などに使う言葉で、反対の意味の言葉は「出席」です。
It is a word used when you are sick, and the opposite word is "出席" (attendance).
Meanings
欠席kesseki
absence; not attending a class, meeting, or event
かぜで学校を欠席しました。
I missed school because of a cold.
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Notes
- Etymology
欠 (lacking) + 席 (seat) = 'a lacking seat', i.e. not being present.
- Nuance
Used with する to form the verb 欠席する; opposite is 出席する.
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