Japanese word

取り締まり

Pronunciation

Romajitorishimari

Meaning

  • nounenforcement

Example

市は違法駐車の取り締まりを強めています。shi wa i hō chū sha no to ri shi ma ri o tsuyo me te i ma su

The city is strengthening enforcement against illegal parking.

Illustration for 取り締まり (enforcement)

More examples

この地域では、無許可営業の取り締まりが始まりました。ko no chi iki de wa mu kyo ka ei gyō no to ri shi ma ri ga haji ma ri ma shi ta

Enforcement against unlicensed businesses has begun in this area.

Core concept

Describes the active effort to make rules effective by monitoring violations and taking action to stop them.

Common phrases

  • 取り締まりを強化するto ri shi ma ri o kyō ka su ru

    strengthen enforcement

  • 厳しい取り締まりkibi shi i to ri shi ma ri

    strict enforcement

  • 取り締まりの対象to ri shi ma ri no tai shō

    target of enforcement

Similar words

規制kisei: Official control that limits activities through rules or legal restrictions.
監督kantoku: Ongoing oversight to check that people or organizations follow rules.
摘発tekihatsu: Discovering and officially exposing violations or illegal activity.
統制tōsei: Control that keeps actions or conditions within set limits.

Definition in Japanese

法令や規則を守らせるために、違反行為を監視し、必要な処置を取ること。hō rei ya ki soku o mamo ra se ru ta me ni i han kō i o kan shi shi hitsu yō na sho chi o to ru ko to

Word origin

取り締まり (torishimari) is formed from the continuative form of 取り締まる (torishimaru), a native compound containing 取り (tori, "taking") and 締まる (shimaru, "become tight or firm").

Usage tips

  • 取り締まり (torishimari) is usually neutral in English as enforcement, while crackdown suggests a sudden or especially strict campaign.

Other meanings

  • crackdownnoun

Opposites

  • 放任hōninnoninterventionnoun

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