How to say "attendance" in Japanese

• 出席しゅっせきJLPT N4approx.Common
  noun, suru verb, intransitive verbThe default word for being present at a class, meeting, or similar occasion, and the one used when attendance is taken. Use it whenever you simply mean that someone was there.
  委員いいんは全員ぜんいん出席しゅっせきしている。↗

  The committee are all present.
• 登校とうこうJLPT N1approx.Common
  noun, suru verb, intransitive verbAttendance specifically at school, viewed as the act of going to school rather than presence at a particular class or meeting; it does not apply to work or events.
  私わたしたちはみな、制服せいふくを着きて登校とうこうする。↗

  We all wear uniforms to school.
• 来場らいじょうJLPT N1approx.Common
  noun, suru verb, intransitive verbAttendance in the sense of coming to a venue, for people arriving at an event such as an exhibition; it points to arrival at the place itself.
• 参列さんれつCommon
  noun, suru verb, intransitive verbAttendance at a ceremony or formal occasion, such as a wedding or funeral, where you are present as a guest; it suggests respectfully taking part in the occasion rather than simply showing up.
  たくさんの人ひとが新あたらしい橋はしの開通かいつう式しきに参列さんれつした。↗

  Quite a few people attended the opening ceremony of the new bridge.
• 出勤しゅっきんJLPT N2approx.Common
  noun, suru verb, intransitive verbAttendance at work: going to work or being at work, the workplace counterpart of school attendance. Not the word for classes, meetings, or events.
  朝あさ食前しょくぜんに出勤しゅっきんするなんていかにも彼かれらしい。↗

  It is characteristic of him to go to work before breakfast.

Choose by setting: 出席 for presence at classes or meetings, 登校 for going to school, 出勤 for work, 来場 for arriving at an event venue, and 参列 for attending ceremonies as a guest.

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• 出席しゅっせきattendance
• 登校とうこうattendance (at school)
• 来場らいじょうattendance
• 参列さんれつattendance
• 出勤しゅっきんgoing to work
• 奉仕ほうしservice
• 聴衆ちょうしゅうaudience
• 付き添いつきそいattendance (on)
• 随伴ずいはんattendance
• 列席れっせきattendance
• 参会さんかいattendance (at a meeting)
• 同席どうせきbeing present (at the same meeting, occasion, etc.)
• 出頭しゅっとうappearance
• 集まりあつまりgathering
• 臨場りんじょうvisit
• アテンドattendance
• 臨席りんせきattendance
• 行啓ぎょうけいattendance (of the Empress)
• 来臨らいりんattendance
• 来会らいかいattendance
• 列座れつざattendance
• 来会者らいかいしゃattendance
• 来聴らいちょうattendance
• 扈従こしょうattendance (on one's superior)
• アテンダンスattendance
• 観客数かんきゃくすうattendance
• 客入りきゃくいりattendance
• お出ましおでましpresence
• お成りおなりgoing out (of a noble, shogun, royalty, etc.)
• 出仕しゅっしentering (government) service
• 入場者にゅうじょうしゃvisitors
• 予参よさんact of joining a crowd or assembly of people
• 入りいりattendance
• 一座いちざattendance (at a gathering)