欠席(けっせき)

けっせき
noun
absence
1. absence (from class, meeting, etc.)
The state of not being present at an event, class, or meeting where one is expected.
今日(きょう)は欠席(けっせき)する。
I'll be absent today.
欠席(けっせき)届(とどけ)を出(だ)してください。
Please submit an absence notice.
病気(びょうき)で三日(みっか)欠席(けっせき)した。
I was absent for three days due to illness.

欠席(けっせき) means absence from a place where one is expected (class, meeting, event). Functions as both a noun and a する verb.

COMMON EXPRESSIONS:

  • 欠席(けっせき)する: to be absent
  • 欠席(けっせき)届(とどけ): absence notice
  • 欠席(けっせき)者(しゃ): absentee
  • 欠席(けっせき)理由(りゆう): reason for absence
  • 無断(むだん)欠席(けっせき): unexcused absence
  • 欠席(けっせき)日数(にっすう): number of days absent

CONTRAST:

  • 欠席(けっせき): absence (from class, meeting)
  • 出席(しゅっせき): attendance, presence (antonym)
  • 欠勤(けっきん): absence from work (employment context)
  • 休(やす)む: to be absent, to take a day off (more casual)

NOTE:
欠席(けっせき) is formal and used primarily in school and meeting contexts. In casual speech, 休(やす)む is more natural: 学校(がっこう)を休(やす)む (to miss school).

Related Words

Antonym: 出席(しゅっせき) (attendance)
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Added 2026.1.11 21:13 · Revised 2026.2.15 23:23
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