Word Meaning 欠席

けっせき kesseki

欠席 is read as けっせき (kesseki) and means absence.

Meaning

English

  1. absence
  2. non-attendance

Reading

Kana

けっせき

Romaji

kesseki

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 14 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 4 Kanken 7級 Antonyms 出席 Rank 5270 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

欠席者

けっせきしゃ

absentee

公認欠席

こうにんけっせき

authorized absence

欠席裁判

けっせきさいばん

trial in absentia

欠席届

けっせきとどけ

report of a school absence

無断欠席

むだんけっせき

truancy

無欠席

むけっせき

perfect attendance

無遅刻無欠席

むちこくむけっせき

perfect attendance and punctuality (at school or work)

公認欠席届

こうにんけっせきとどけ

absence permission slip

欠点

けってん

failure (in an examination)

欠員

けついん

vacancy

欠かす

かかす

to miss (doing)

欠場

けつじょう

absence

Example Sentences

10

かれはきょう、がっこうをけっせきした。

He was absent from school today.

Three people are absent.

Tom is absent.

I won't be able to make it.

Was anybody else absent?

Today, two students are absent.

Is Tom absent today?

Is Tom absent today?

He absented himself from the meeting.

He absented himself from the meeting.