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欠席 (けっせき): absence, non-attendance — Japanese vocabulary

欠席 is read けっせき and means "absence, non-attendance". JLPT N3 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

欠席

Reading
けっせき · kesseki
Translation
absence, non-attendance
Level
JLPT N3
Pitch accent
けっせきが

Example

欠席した生徒は一人もいなかった。

けっせきしたせいとはひとりもいなかった。

No students were absent.

Kanji in this word

  • 欠 — lack, defect
  • 席 — seat

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