noun, takes genitive case の

  1. absence.

noun used as a suffix

  1. disregard, indifference.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
不在 ふざい

Contained Kanji Breakdown

negative, non-, bad
 (4th, N4)
cliff (厂) variant
divining, fortune-telling, divination or katakana to radical (no. 25)
ボク うらな.う うらない (Kentei Pre-1)
exist, outskirts, suburbs
ザイ あ.る あり (5th, N3)
genius, years old, cubic shaku
サイ (2nd, N3)
hand, hand radical (no. 64)
シュ
soil, earth, ground
ド つち は (1st, N5)