所定事項(しょていじこう)

しょていじこう
noun
required items; prescribed items (on a form)
formalcommunication
1. required items; prescribed items (on a form)
The items that must be filled in or recorded as specified by rules, regulations, or a form's instructions. A bureaucratic term used on application forms, contracts, and official notices to indicate fields the user is required to complete.
所定事項(しょていじこう)を記入(きにゅう)してください。
Please fill in the required items.
所定事項(しょていじこう)に漏(も)れがないか確認(かくにん)する。
Check that there are no omissions in the required items.
申込書(もうしこみしょ)の所定事項(しょていじこう)をすべて記入(きにゅう)の上(うえ)、郵送(ゆうそう)してください。
Please fill in all the required items on the application form and mail it.
所定事項(しょていじこう)の記入(きにゅう)漏(も)れがある場合(ばあい)、受付(うけつけ)ができないことがございます。
If there are any omissions in the required items, we may not be able to accept the application.

Composed of 所定(しょてい) (predetermined; as specified) and 事項(じこう) (matter; item). Literally "the prescribed items," referring to the fields or information that a form or regulation designates as mandatory.

Usage

A formal, bureaucratic word that appears almost exclusively in written instructions on forms, contracts, and official notices. You will see it on application forms, customs declarations, and legal documents. Not used in casual conversation — in spoken Japanese, people say 必要事項(ひつようじこう) or just explain "the required fields."

Common collocations

Similar words

  • 必要事項(ひつようじこう): necessary items — nearly synonymous and more common in everyday forms
  • 記載事項(きさいじこう): items to be written; items entered — emphasizes what is (or must be) written down, often used on certificates
  • 所定(しょてい)用紙(ようし): prescribed form — the form itself, not the items on it
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Added 2026.4.14 3:07 · Revised 2026.9.4 21:29
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