noun
school refuser; truant; school absentee
Refers to a child who does not attend school, often due to psychological or social reasons rather than simple delinquency. The term is commonly used in educational and social welfare contexts.
不登校児の支援には、学校と家庭の連携が欠かせない。
Cooperation between schools and families is essential for supporting children who refuse to attend school.
彼は中学時代、不登校児だったが、今は通信制高校に通っている。
He was a school refuser in junior high, but now he attends a correspondence high school.
Compound of 不 (fu, 'not'), 登校 (tōkō, 'attending school'), and 児 (ji, 'child').