出席

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 出席 (しゅっせき) is a noun and suru-verb meaning attendance or being present at a class, meeting, or event.
• Basic usage: 出席する means to attend, while 出席を取る means to take attendance.
  • 明日の会議には全員が出席する予定だ。 — Everyone is expected to attend tomorrow's meeting.
  • 授業の出席を取ってから資料を配った。 — After taking attendance, the teacher distributed the materials.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Particle and opposite term
  • The event attended is commonly marked with に, as in 会議に出席する. 欠席 is the contrasting term for being absent from an expected gathering.