Illustration: A children’s pottery club has begun around a low worktable in a community center. Every child is shaping clay except at one conspicuously unused place, where an untouched clay ball, a clean apron, and a complete set of tools wait beside an empty cushion.

JLPT N3nounLevel estimated by Bebop

欠けっ席せき

kesseki

absence, nonattendance

Example sentences

  1. 彼かれは学校がっこうを欠席けっせきした。

    He was absent from school.

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  2. 彼女かのじょは授業じゅぎょうを欠席けっせきした。

    She absented herself from class.

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  3. 私わたしは会かいを欠席けっせきした。

    I was absent from the meeting.

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Kanji in 欠席

  • 欠lack; gapOnケツ・ケンKunかける・かく
  • 席seat; matOnセキKunむしろ

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