施 行(しこう)

しこう

noun

enforcement; implementation (of law)

legallaw

1. enforcement; implementation; putting into effect

The act of putting a law, regulation, or policy into effect. Commonly used in legal and governmental contexts.

この法律(ほうりつ)は来月(らいげつ)から施行(しこう)される。

This law will be enforced starting next month.

新(あたら)しい規制(きせい)の施行(しこう)日(び)が決(き)まった。

The enforcement date for the new regulation has been decided.

条例(じょうれい)の施行(しこう)により、喫煙(きつえん)が禁止(きんし)された。

Smoking was banned through the enforcement of the ordinance.

Pronunciation

In legal contexts, this word is read しこう. However, a related word 施工(せこう) (construction work) exists with a different reading.

Common collocations

施行(しこう)する (to enforce, to implement)
施行(しこう)日(び) (enforcement date)
施行(しこう)規則(きそく) (enforcement regulations)
即日(そくじつ)施行(しこう) (immediate enforcement)

Related words

公布(こうふ) (promulgation) - announcing a law
施行(しこう) (enforcement) - putting a law into effect
廃止(はいし) (abolition) - ending a law

Related Words

Related: 公布(こうふ) (promulgation)

Related: 廃止(はいし) (abolition)

Compare: 執行(しっこう) (execution)

Compare: 実施(じっし)する (to implement)

Compare: 適用(てきよう)する (to apply)

Compare: 執行(しっこう)する (to execute)

Compare: 発布(はっぷ) (promulgation)

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Added 2026.1.18 9:57 · Revised 2026.9.2 12:02

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