► 動詞
休む [(2)やすむ] meaning: absent rank: 1
☆ 彼は昨日仕事を休んだ ⇨ He took a day off from work yesterday
休学 [きゅうがく] [休学する] meaning: absent rank: 4
☆ 彼女は病気で休学している ⇨ She is taking a leave from school because of illness (☛ Absent from school for a prolonged period)
欠勤 [けっきん] [欠勤する] meaning: absent rank: 4
☆ 彼は20年間一度も欠勤したことがない ⇨ He never missed work for 20 years (☛ Absent from work)
病欠 [びょうけつ] [病欠する] meaning: absent rank: 4
☆ 彼は学校を三ヶ月病欠した ⇨ He took a 3-month sick leave from school (☛ Absent because of sickness)
► 形容動詞
留守 [(1)るす] meaning: absent rank: 2
☆ 彼の家に行ったが留守だった ⇨ I went to his house but nobody was there
不在 [ふざい] [liter] meaning: absent rank: 3
☆ 不在投票 ⇨ Absentee voting
☆ 彼の家に行ったが不在だった ⇨ I went to his house but he was not there