Japanese symbol for “enforcement”
実施
じっし
Romaji: jisshi
enforcement; implementation; putting into practice; carrying out
In Japanese, enforcement is 実施, read じっし (jisshi).
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Meanings
- n, vs, vt enforcement; implementation; putting into practice; carrying out; operation; working (e.g. working parameters)
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “enforcement”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 強制 | きょうせい kyousei | compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do) |
| 執行 | しっこう shikkou | execution; carrying out; performance |
| 施行 | しこう shikou | putting in force (a law); putting into operation; putting into effect |
| 強行 | きょうこう kyoukou | forcing (e.g. a vote); carrying out (forcibly); pushing ahead (with) |
| エンフォースメント | エンフォースメント enfoosumento | enforcement |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 実際 | じっさい jissai | reality; actuality; truth |
| 実は | じつは jitsuha | as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth |
| 事実 | じじつ jijitsu | fact; truth; reality |
| 現実 | げんじつ genjitsu | reality; actuality; hard fact |
| 確実 | かくじつ kakujitsu | certain; sure; definite |
| 施設 | しせつ shisetsu | facility; facilities; institution |
| 施行 | しこう shikou | putting in force (a law); putting into operation; putting into effect |
| 施策 | しさく shisaku | policy; measure |
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.