出席|しゅっせきshusseki[0]heiban (flat)
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Definitions
- noun, suru verb, intransitive verbattendance; presence; appearance
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 出席する（しゅっせきする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 出席します（しゅっせきします） |
| Negative (nai) | 出席しない（しゅっせきしない） |
| polite (masen) | 出席しません（しゅっせきしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 出席せず・出席せぬ（しゅっせきせず・しゅっせきせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 出席した（しゅっせきした） |
| polite (mashita) | 出席しました（しゅっせきしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 出席しなかった（しゅっせきしなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 出席しませんでした（しゅっせきしませんでした） |
| Te form | 出席して（しゅっせきして） |
| Potential | 出席できる（しゅっせきできる） |
| Passive | 出席される（しゅっせきされる） |
| Causative | 出席させる（しゅっせきさせる） |
| Causative passive | 出席させられる（しゅっせきさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 出席すれば（しゅっせきすれば） |
| tara | 出席したら（しゅっせきしたら） |
| Volitional | 出席しよう（しゅっせきしよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 出席しましょう（しゅっせきしましょう） |
| Imperative | 出席しろ（しゅっせきしろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym参列さんれつFormalFormal: attending a ceremony, funeral or gathering, as in 「葬儀に参列する」; more solemn than 「出席」.
- Synonym列席れっせきWrittenWritten style: attending a ceremony or meeting, as a member or a guest, as in 「式典に列席する」; more dignified than 「出席」.
- Synonym参会さんかいWrittenWritten style: attending a meeting; rare in daily use — normally say 「会議に出席する」.
- Synonym出場しゅつじょうNeutralNeutral: competing in a tournament or appearing on stage, as in 「大会に出場する」; for sports and contests, not meetings or classes.
- Synonym来場らいじょうWrittenWritten style: coming to the venue, as in 「ご来場の皆様」; typically how hosts refer to their guests.
- Synonym臨場りんじょうFormalFormal: going to the scene in person, as in 「警察官が臨場する」; stresses arriving on site rather than attending a meeting.
- Synonym臨席りんせきFormalFormal and often honorific: attending a ceremony or meeting, as in 「ご臨席を賜る」; weightier than 「出席」.
- Synonym列座れつざWrittenWritten style: taking seats in turn at a ceremony or gathering; stresses being seated, and is rare in modern use.
- Synonym来会らいかいWrittenWritten style: coming to attend a gathering, said from the organizer's side; uncommon.
- Synonym来臨らいりんFormalHonorific for a distinguished guest's arrival, as in 「ご来臨を仰ぐ」; used in formal documents such as invitations.
- Synonym顔出しかおだしCasualColloquial: putting in a brief appearance to say hello, as in 「ちょっと顔出しする」; more casual and shorter than 「出席」.
- Synonym列するれっするWrittenWritten style: to attend or rank among, as in 「会議に列する」; also to be included as a member or kind of a group.
- Synonym面出しつらだしCasualRough colloquial: showing up to greet people; even more casual than 「顔出し」.
- Related出場しゅつじょうNeutralNeutral: competing in a tournament or appearing on stage, as in 「大会に出場する」; for sports and contests, not meetings or classes.
- Relatedお出ましおでましFormalHonorific for another person's appearance, going out or attendance, as in 「社長のお出まし」; can also sound teasing.
- Antonym欠席けっせきNeutralNeutral antonym: being absent from a class or meeting, as in 「授業を欠席する」.
- Antonym不参ふさんWrittenWritten-style antonym: not attending a meeting or event; uncommon.
Default to 「出席」 for classes and meetings. For ceremonies and formal gatherings use 「参列」 or 「列席」, or the honorific 「臨席」; for competitions 「出場」; for coming to a venue 「来場」; for a quick, casual appearance 「顔出し」. Absence is 「欠席」. The remaining words are uncommon or highly formal.
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