Translation guide
The English word 'requirement' covers a range of meanings from formal prerequisites and necessary conditions to personal needs and demands. This guide helps learners choose the right Japanese expression based on the specific nuance.
Something that must be fulfilled or satisfied, often in formal, legal, or procedural contexts.
Refers to a required condition, especially in legal, business, or technical contexts. Often used for requirements that must be met for something to proceed.
このポジションの応募要件を満たしていますか？
Do you meet the application requirements for this position?
契約の要件を確認してください。
Please check the requirements of the contract.
A condition or term that must be met. Broader than 要件, used in everyday and formal situations. Often implies a set of conditions.
入学の条件は何ですか？
What are the admission requirements?
この仕事には経験が条件です。
Experience is a requirement for this job.
An essential or mandatory requirement. Emphasizes that something is absolutely necessary.
英語力は必須条件です。
English proficiency is a requirement.
Necessary items or matters; often used for listed requirements on forms or in instructions.
申込書に必要事項を記入してください。
Please fill in the required information on the application form.
A personal or organizational need, often implying a demand or a thing that is required.
The most common and versatile word for 'need' or 'necessity'. Can be used as a noun or na-adjective. Often used in the pattern ～が必要だ.
もっと時間が必要です。
I need more time. (lit. More time is a requirement.)
このプロジェクトには追加の資金が必要だ。
This project requires additional funding.
A demand or requirement, often from a person or group. Can imply a stronger, more assertive need.
Loanword from English 'needs'. Often used in business or marketing contexts to refer to customer or market requirements.
A rule or law that mandates something.
A regulation, rule, or stipulation. Used for requirements set by laws, rules, or official guidelines.
法律の規定に従う。
Comply with legal requirements.
An obligation or duty. Used when the requirement is something one is bound to do.
報告する義務がある。
There is a requirement to report.
A course or credit that must be completed before taking another course.
Specifically refers to academic requirements for taking a course, such as prerequisites.
この授業の履修要件は何ですか？
What are the requirements for this course?
A required course or subject. Often used in the context of compulsory education or mandatory classes.
この科目は必修です。
This subject is a requirement.
要件 (youken) is formal and often used for specific, often legal or procedural requirements. 条件 (jouken) is a broader term for conditions or terms. 必要 (hitsuyou) is the most general and expresses a need or necessity. Use 必要 for everyday needs, 条件 for sets of conditions, and 要件 for official prerequisites.
The direct loanword リクワイアメント is rarely used and sounds unnatural. Use the appropriate Japanese term based on context.
要件を満たすことが不可欠です。
Meeting the requirements is essential.
この仕事の応募条件は何ですか？
What are the requirements for this job?
顧客の要求に応える。
Meet the customer's requirements.
Analyze market requirements.