Vocabulary

What does 不在 (ふざい, fuzai) mean?

不在 (ふざい, fuzai) means absence, being away.

Quick facts
Readingふざい
Romajifuzai
Part of speechnoun, no-adjective
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
ふざい
N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonfuzai

absence, being away

  1. 1noun · no-adjective absence
  2. 2noun suffix disregard; indifference

Example sentences

  • The person in charge is currently out.

  • A package arrived while I was out.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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