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“Skipping school” in Japanese

Short answer
サボタージュ sabotaaju

Skipping school in Japanese is “サボタージュ” (sabotaaju). Full meaning: work-to-rule, go-slow strike, slowdown; being idle, slackening, being truant, playing hooky, skipping school, skipping out.

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