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必須科目 (ひっすかもく) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

必ひっ須す科か目もく

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Meanings

1

required subject; compulsory course

Used in educational contexts for a subject or course that students must take.

この大だい学がくでは、英えい語ごは必ひっ須す科か目もくです

。

At this university, English is a required subject.

必ひっ須す科か目もくの単たん位いを落おとすと卒そつ業ぎょうできません。

If you fail a compulsory course, you cannot graduate.

Kanji

必invariably, certain, inevitable
須ought, by all means, necessarily
科department, course, section
目eye, class, look

Don't confuse with

必ひっ修しゅう科か目もくN1
必修科目 is the official curriculum term for a subject the school mandates, while 必須科目 more loosely means a subject that is 'essential' or 'must-take' and is often used interchangeably in casual speech, causing confusion.

Built from

必ひっ須す+科か目もく

Etymology

Compound of 必須 (ひっす, 'essential, required') and 科目 (かもく, 'subject, course').