離り席せき

り

せ

き

Meanings

1

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

Polite or formal term for temporarily leaving one's seat, often used in meetings, classrooms, or formal settings. Implies the person will return.

会かい議ぎ中ちゅうに離り席せきするときは、一ひと言こと断ことわってください。
Please say a word when you leave your seat during the meeting.
彼かれ

は

電でん

話わ

が

かかっ

て

き

た

の

で

、

席せき

を

離はな

れ

た

。

He left his seat because he got a phone call.

退たい席せき
退席 also means leaving one's seat but often implies leaving for good or leaving a gathering entirely, while 離席 suggests a temporary absence.
中ちゅう座ざ
中座 means leaving in the middle of something (a meeting, event) and carries a nuance of not staying until the end, whereas 離席 simply refers to the act of leaving one's seat.

Compound of 離 (ri, 'separate from') and 席 (seki, 'seat').