Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 病欠(びょうけつ) in Japanese

病欠
Kana Reading
びょうけつ
Romaji
byōketsu
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
    Meaning
    absence on account of illness
    Example sentence
    喫煙者の病欠日数は非喫煙者の２倍です。 Smokers take twice as many days off sick as non-smokers.

Examples of 病欠, びょうけつ in a sentence

Kanji in this word

欠 JLPT 3

4 strokes

lack, gap, fail, yawning radical (no. 76)

On'Yomi: ケツ, ケン

Kun'Yomi: か.ける, か.く

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病 JLPT 4

10 strokes

ill, sick

On'Yomi: ビョウ, ヘイ

Kun'Yomi: や.む, -や.み, やまい

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