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Japanese symbol for “obligate”

Romaji: gimuzukeru
to obligate; to make compulsory; to require; to mandate

In Japanese, obligate is , read (gimuzukeru).

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. v1, vt to obligate; to make compulsory; to require; to mandate

Written forms: . Readings: .

Kanji and stroke order

righteousness, justice, morality
on: ギ
13 strokes · JLPT 1
task, duties
on: ム
kun: つと.める
11 strokes · JLPT 2
adhere, attach, refer to
on: フ
kun: つ.ける、-つ.ける、-づ.ける、つ.け
5 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “obligate”

WordReadingMeaning
ぎむをかす gimuokasuto place an obligation; to impose a duty; to obligate

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
しゅぎ shugidoctrine; rule; principle
せいぎ seigijustice; right; righteousness
ぎむ gimuduty; obligation; responsibility
ていぎ teigidefinition
いぎ igimeaning; significance
こうぎ kougilecture
じむしょ jimushooffice
じむ jimuoffice work; clerical work; administration
ふきん fukinneighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity

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.