必修(ひっしゅう)

ひっしゅう
noun, no-adjective
required; compulsory; mandatory
1. required; compulsory; mandatory
something that must be studied or completed, especially in education
英語(えいご)は必修(ひっしゅう)科目(かもく)だ。
English is a required subject.
必修(ひっしゅう)単位(たんい)を取(と)らないと卒業(そつぎょう)できない。
You can't graduate without completing the required credits.
一年生(いちねんせい)にとって体育(たいいく)は必修(ひっしゅう)だ。
Physical education is mandatory for first-year students.

必修(ひっしゅう) is used almost exclusively in educational contexts to describe courses or credits that students must complete. Functions as a noun or no-adjective.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 必修(ひっしゅう)科目(かもく): required subject
  • 必修(ひっしゅう)単位(たんい): required credits
  • 必修(ひっしゅう)授業(じゅぎょう): required class
  • 必修(ひっしゅう)を取(と)る: to take a required course

OPPOSITE:

  • 選択(せんたく) / 選択科目(せんたくかもく): elective (subject)

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 必須(ひっす): essential, indispensable (broader usage beyond education)
  • 義務(ぎむ): duty, obligation (general, not academic-specific)
  • 必修(ひっしゅう) specifically means 'must study/take,' while 必須(ひっす) means 'must have/be present'

Related Words

Antonym: 選択(せんたく) (elective; choice)
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Added 2026.1.27 22:18 · Revised 2026.4.20 17:21
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