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JLPT N1 · Noun

不在 (fuzai)

不在 (ふざい, fuzai) is a Japanese noun meaning “absence”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading
ふざい
Romaji
fuzai
Word class
Noun
Level
JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

  1. absence · noun, noun taking の
  2. disregard; indifference · suffix noun

Example sentences

私は彼女が不在なので失望した。
I was disappointed at her absence.
Tatoeba #153476

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 不在

不
negative, non-, badフ・ブ · 4 strokes
在
exist, outskirts, suburbsザイ・あ.る · 6 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 不在.

不便ふべんinconvenience不ふun-不安ふあんanxiety不可ふかwrong不幸ふこうunhappiness不正ふせいinjustice不足ふそくinsufficiency不通ふつうsuspension不平ふへいdiscontent不満ふまんdissatisfaction不利ふりdisadvantage不思議ふしぎwonderful不自由ふじゆうdiscomfort不ぶun-

Source: JMdict entry 1492460 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.