義 務(ぎむ)

ぎむ

noun

duty, obligation

legal

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)

Compounds

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)

Compare: 務(つと)め (duty)

Compare: 必修(ひっしゅう) (required)

Compare: 強制(きょうせい) (compulsion, coercion, enforcement)

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