義 務(ぎむ)

ぎむ

noun

duty, obligation

1. duty, obligation, responsibility

Something one is required to do by law, morality, or social expectation.

権利(けんり)と義務(ぎむ)

Rights and obligations.

税金(ぜいきん)を払(はら)う義務(ぎむ)がある。

I have an obligation to pay taxes.

義務(ぎむ)教育(きょういく)は6歳(さい)から始(はじ)まる。

Compulsory education starts from age 6.

義務(ぎむ) refers to legal, moral, or social duties.

COMMON PATTERNS:

義務(ぎむ)がある (to have an obligation)
義務(ぎむ)を果(は)たす (to fulfill one's duty)
義務(ぎむ)を負(お)う (to bear an obligation)

COMPOUND WORDS:

義務(ぎむ)教育(きょういく) (compulsory education)
義務(ぎむ)化(か) (making mandatory)
義務(ぎむ)違反(いはん) (breach of duty)

RELATED PAIR:

権利(けんり)と義務(ぎむ) (rights and obligations)

SIMILAR WORDS:

義務(ぎむ): duty (formal, legal)
責任(せきにん): responsibility
務(つと)め: duty (literary)

Related Words

Antonym: 権利(けんり) (rights)

Synonym: 責任(せきにん) (responsibility)

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Added 2026.1.11 15:58 · Revised 2026.5.22 2:09

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