履行(りこう)

りこう
noun / noun (する verb)
fulfillment; execution; performance (of a duty or contract)
1. fulfillment; execution; performance
Carrying out or completing what has been promised, agreed upon, or required by duty. Most commonly used for contracts, obligations, and official commitments.
契約(けいやく)を履行(りこう)する。
To fulfill a contract.
約束(やくそく)の履行(りこう)を求(もと)められた。
I was asked to carry out my promise.
政府(せいふ)は国際(こくさい)条約(じょうやく)の履行(りこう)に向(む)けて具体的(ぐたいてき)な措置(そち)を講(こう)じた。
The government took concrete measures toward fulfilling the international treaty.

USAGE:
履行(りこう) is a formal, written word primarily used in legal, business, and political contexts. It refers specifically to carrying out obligations, contracts, or duties.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 契約(けいやく)を履行(りこう)する (to fulfill a contract)
  • 義務(ぎむ)を履行(りこう)する (to perform a duty)
  • 条約(じょうやく)の履行(りこう) (fulfillment of a treaty)
  • 債務(さいむ)履行(りこう) (performance of a debt obligation)

SIMILAR WORDS:
実行(じっこう) (execution) is broader and more general. 履行(りこう) specifically implies fulfilling something one is obligated or committed to do.

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