This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

サボる

Reading

Kana: サボる
Romaji: saboru
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Definition

v5r
vi
1

to be truant; to play hooky; to skip school; to skip out; to be idle; to sabotage by slowness

Note: from サボタージュ
See also: サボタージュ

Example Sentences

昨日(きのう)学校(がっこう)をさぼったの?
➥You played hooky yesterday?
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そんなに授業(じゅぎょう)をさぼっちゃダメよ。
➥Don't cut your classes so often.
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トムはよく学校(がっこう)をさぼりましたか。
➥Did Tom use to play hooky?
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トムはまた授業(じゅぎょう)をさぼった。
➥Tom cut classes again.
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仕事(しごと)をサボったからクビになった。
➥He got the sack for slacking off at work.
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(きみ)はなぜ昨日(きのう)授業(じゅぎょう)をさぼったのか。
➥Why did you absent yourself from class yesterday?
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