Japanese symbol for “absence”
不在
ふざい
Romaji: fuzai
absence
In Japanese, absence is 不在, read ふざい (fuzai).
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Meanings
- adj-no, n absence
- n-suf disregard; indifference
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “absence”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 欠席 | けっせき kesseki | absence; non-attendance |
| 留守 | るす rusu | absence; being away from home |
| 欠如 | けつじょ ketsujo | lack; absence; shortage |
| 欠場 | けつじょう ketsujou | absence; not taking part |
| 欠勤 | けっきん kekkin | absence (from work) |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 不明 | ふめい fumei | unclear; obscure; indistinct |
| 不安 | ふあん fuan | anxiety; uneasiness; worry |
| 不足 | ふそく fusoku | insufficiency; deficiency; shortage |
| 不満 | ふまん fuman | dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure |
| 不可能 | ふかのう fukanou | impossible |
| 不思議 | ふしぎ fushigi | wonderful; marvelous; strange |
| 現在 | げんざい genzai | the present; present time; now |
| 存在 | そんざい sonzai | existence; being; presence |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.