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出欠 (しゅっけつ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Common word JLPT N1 Freq. Frequency Top 100,000 Meanings 1
noun
attendance or absence ; roll call
Used in formal contexts such as schools, meetings, and official records to refer to whether someone is present or absent. Often appears in compounds like 出欠を取る (take attendance) or 出欠確認 (attendance check).
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The teacher takes attendance every morning.
Similar words 出しゅっ 席せき 出席 means 'attendance' or 'being present', while 出欠 covers both attendance and absence, often used in the context of checking or recording both.
欠けっ 席せき 欠席 means 'absence', the opposite of 出席. 出欠 is the combined concept of presence and absence.
Etymology Compound of 出 (しゅつ, 'to go out, appear') and 欠 (けつ, 'to lack, be absent'). The reading しゅっけつ results from the assimilation of しゅつ + けつ.
