欠席 (けっせき): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

欠席 (けっせき) means absence / non-attendance.

See example sentences below.

欠席 at a glance

欠席

けっせきkesseki

N3noun

absence / non-attendance

欠席けっせきkessekiN3Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

absence / non-attendance

Example 1

かれは学校をけっせきしました。

Translation

He was absent from school.

Example 2

じゅぎょうをけっせきしたので、ちゃんとノートをうつしてください。

Translation

I was absent from class, so please copy the notes carefully.