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欠席

Reading

Kana: けっせき
Romaji: kesseki
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Definition

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absence; non-attendance

Kanji

Readings: ケツ、 ケン、 か.ける、 か.く
Meanings: lack, gap, fail, yawning radical (no. 76)
Readings: セキ、 むしろ
Meanings: seat, mat, occasion, place

Example Sentences

(かい)欠席(けっせき)した。
➥I absented myself from the meeting.
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(かれ)会合(かいごう)欠席(けっせき)した。
➥He absented himself from the meeting.
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(かれ)学校(がっこう)欠席(けっせき)した。
➥He was absent from school.
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(わたし)(かい)欠席(けっせき)した。
➥I was absent from the meeting.
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(かれ)会議(かいぎ)欠席(けっせき)した。
➥He absented himself from the meeting.
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(かれ)(あらし)のため欠席(けっせき)した。
➥His absence was due to the storm.
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