Japanese symbol for “mandatory”
マスト
マスト
Romaji: masuto
necessary; indispensable; must-have; required
In Japanese, mandatory is マスト (masuto).
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Meanings
- adj-na, n necessary; indispensable; must-have; required; mandatory
Other Japanese words for “mandatory”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 義務的 | ぎむてき gimuteki | compulsory; obligatory; mandatory |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.