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Japanese symbol for “enforcement”

Romaji: jisshi
enforcement; implementation; putting into practice; carrying out

In Japanese, enforcement is , read (jisshi).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

  1. n, vs, vt enforcement; implementation; putting into practice; carrying out; operation; working (e.g. working parameters)

Kanji and stroke order

reality, truth, seed
on: ジツ、シツ
kun: み、みの.る、まこと、みの
8 strokes · JLPT 2
give, bestow, perform
on: シ、セ
kun: ほどこ.す
9 strokes · JLPT 1

Other Japanese words for “enforcement”

WordReadingMeaning
きょうせい kyouseicompulsion; coercion; forcing (to do)
しっこう shikkouexecution; carrying out; performance
しこう shikouputting in force (a law); putting into operation; putting into effect
きょうこう kyoukouforcing (e.g. a vote); carrying out (forcibly); pushing ahead (with)
エンフォースメント enfoosumentoenforcement

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
じっさい jissaireality; actuality; truth
じつは jitsuhaas a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth
じじつ jijitsufact; truth; reality
げんじつ genjitsureality; actuality; hard fact
かくじつ kakujitsucertain; sure; definite
しせつ shisetsufacility; facilities; institution
しこう shikouputting in force (a law); putting into operation; putting into effect
しさく shisakupolicy; 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.

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