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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.
所定事項を記入してください。
Please fill in the required items.
所定事項に漏れがないか確認する。
Check that there are no omissions in the required items.
申込書の所定事項をすべて記入の上、郵送してください。
Please fill in all the required items on the application form and mail it.
所定事項の記入漏れがある場合、受付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 (predetermined; as specified) and 事項 (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 or just explain "the required fields."
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 所定事項を記入する: to fill in the required items
- 所定事項の記入漏れ: omission of required items
- 所定事項を明記する: to clearly state the required items
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 必要事項: necessary items — nearly synonymous and more common in everyday forms
- 記載事項: items to be written; items entered — emphasizes what is (or must be) written down, often used on certificates
- 所定用紙: prescribed form — the form itself, not the items on it