Japanese symbol for “enforcer”

執行人

しっこうにん

Romaji: shikkounin

person in charge of implementation; executor; enforcer

In Japanese, enforcer is 執行人, read しっこうにん (shikkounin).

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Meanings

n person in charge of implementation; executor; enforcer

Kanji and stroke order

執

tenacious, take hold, grasp

on: シツ、シュウ
kun: と.る

11 strokes · JLPT 1

行

going, journey, carry out

on: コウ、ギョウ、アン
kun: い.く、ゆ.く、-ゆ.き、-ゆき

6 strokes · JLPT 4

人

person

on: ジン、ニン
kun: ひと、-り、-と

2 strokes · JLPT 4

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

Word	Reading	Meaning
執行	しっこう shikkou	execution; carrying out; performance
執筆	しっぴつ shippitsu	writing; authoring
執念	しゅうねん shuunen	tenacity; persistence; obsession
執着	しゅうちゃく shuuchaku	attachment; adhesion; insistence
確執	かくしつ kakushitsu	discord; antagonism
執務	しつむ shitsumu	performance of one's official duties
行動	こうどう koudou	action; conduct; behaviour
行う	おこなう okonau	to perform; to do; to conduct oneself
人間	にんげん ningen	human being; human; person

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.