Japanese word

施行

Pronunciation

Romajishikō

Meaning

  • nounimplementation

Example

新しい制度は来月から施行されます。atara shi i sei do wa rai getsu ka ra shi kō sa re ma su

The new system will be implemented starting next month.

Illustration for 施行 (implementation)

More examples

この条例は公布の翌日に施行されます。ko no jō rei wa kō fu no yoku jitsu ni shi kō sa re ma su

This ordinance will take effect the day after it is promulgated.

Core concept

Describes the process of making a decided rule or system operate in the real world.

Common phrases

  • 法律の施行hō ritsu no shi kō

    enforcement of a law

  • 制度の施行sei do no shi kō

    implementation of a system

Similar words

実施jisshi: The act of putting a policy, plan, or rule into practice.
発効hakkō: The beginning of the period when a law or agreement has legal force.
運用unyō: The practical use and management of an established system or rule.
執行shikkō: The carrying out of a law, rule, or official decision by an authorized person or body.

Definition in Japanese

法律や制度などを実際に効力のあるものとして運用し始めること。hō ritsu ya sei do na do o jis sai ni kō ryoku no a ru mo no to shi te un yō shi haji me ru ko to

Word origin

The Sino-Japanese compound 施行 (shikō) uses 施 (shi, "apply") and 行 (kō, "perform"), so it expresses carrying an established rule into practice.

Usage tips

  • A law can have a公布日 (kōfubi) and a 施行日 (shikōbi), because publication and the start of legal effect are not always the same date.

Other meanings

  • enforcementnoun
  • taking effectnoun

Opposites

Related words

  • 施行者shikōshaenforcernoun

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