病びょう欠けつ

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

absence due to illness; sick leave

Used for taking time off from work or school because of sickness. Often used with する to mean 'to be absent due to illness'.

• 彼かれは今日きょう、病びょう欠けつで休やすんでいます。

  He is absent today due to illness.

• 先せん週しゅう、病びょう欠けつを取とった。