Illustration: During classroom cleaning, several Japanese middle-school students sweep between desks and carry a bucket toward the corridor. Behind the open classroom door, another student sits on a low stool playing a handheld game, with an unused broom propped beside his knee.

サボる

saboru

to slack off, to skip class

Colloquial. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

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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昨日学校きのうがっこうをさぼったの？
You played hooky yesterday?
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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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