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    サボる

    サボる

    to be truant

    N1KMT3CoreVerb, IntransitiveDaily LifeEducationKana Vocab10 strokes

    サボるさぼる

    Verb, Intransitive

    1.
    to be truant, to slack off, to play hooky, to skip school, to cut class, to skip out
    colloquial

    Stroke 0 / 10

    Speed1.0x

    彼かれは仕し事ごとをサボった。

    He slacked off at work.

    KMT3Daily LifeWork & Career
    授じゅ業ぎょうをサボって遊あそびに行いった。

    I skipped class and went to play.

    KMT3EducationDaily Life
    試し験けん勉べん強きょうをサボると、良よい成せい績せきは取とれません。

    If you skip studying for exams, you won't get good grades.

    KMT3EducationDaily Life
    彼かれはいつも家か事じをサボってばかりいる。

    He's always slacking off on housework.

    KMT3Daily LifeHome & Housing
    締しめ切きりが近ちかいのに、彼かれはタスクをサボりがちだ。

    Even though the deadline is near, he tends to slack off on his tasks.

    KMT4Work & CareerDaily Life

    Kana that make up this word

    サ
    sa
    ボ
    bo
    る
    ru
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