不在|ふざいfuzai[0]heiban (flat)

JLPT N1approx.Common
Definitions
  1. no-adjectiveabsence
    私は彼女かのじょが不在ふざいなので失望しつぼうした。↗
    I was disappointed at her absence.
  2. noun (suffix)disregard; indifference
Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym留守るすNeutralA noun for being out and away from home; it can also mean house-sitting, as in 「留守番」. The focus is on the owner being out.
  • Related欠場けつじょうNeutralA noun for a player sitting out a match, as in 「怪我で欠場」; it is limited to games and performances, where 「不在」 covers any place.
  • Related欠席けっせきNeutralA noun for missing a meeting or class, as in 「授業を欠席」; it stresses non-attendance rather than simply not being there.
  • Related欠勤けっきんNeutralA noun for being absent from work or skipping a workday; it applies only to the workplace, unlike the general 「不在」.
  • Related不参ふさんWrittenWritten/formal prose for not attending or not showing up; rare in modern usage. 「不在」 focuses on a person simply not being at a place.
  • Antonym在宅ざいたくNeutralA noun for being at home, as in 「在宅勤務」; it is the direct opposite of 「不在」.
  • Antonym在席ざいせきWrittenWritten/formal prose for being at one's desk or on duty; the opposite of being away from one's seat or post.

Use 「不在」 when a person is simply not at a place, as in 「不在票」 or 「担当者不在」. For being away from home pick 「留守」, for missing a meeting or class 「欠席」, for work absence 「欠勤」, for sitting out a match 「欠場」, and for being at home 「在宅」.

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Japanese definitions
  1. その場所ばしょに居いないこと。
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