出席

• 読み: しゅっせき
• ローマ字: shusseki
• 漢字の分解: 出 (shutsu) — go out, appear, exit; 席 (seki) — seat, place, occasion
• 発音: /ɕɯs.se.ki/

意味

Attendance; presence. Being present at a class, meeting, or event.

Functions as a noun or する verb (出席する). The opposite is 欠席 (kesseki, absence). Attendance is taken seriously in Japanese schools and workplaces. 出席率 (shussekiritsu) is attendance rate, and 出席を取る (shusseki wo toru) means to take attendance.

例文

1. 今日の会議に出席できますか。
2. 毎日授業に出席することが大切です。
3. 出席率が低いと、単位がもらえない。

使い方ガイド

場面: school, work, meetings

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

Compound of 出 (shutsu, go out/appear) and 席 (seki, seat/place). Literally means appearing at one's seat — showing up and being present.

文化的背景

時代: Classical

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal