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督責 (とくせき) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'
demanding ; urging ; pressing
Formal term for strongly urging or pressing someone to do something, often with a sense of supervision or accountability. Used in bureaucratic, legal, or disciplinary contexts.
委い 員いん 会かい は 担たん 当とう 者しゃ に 改かい 善ぜん 策さく の 実じっ 施し を 督とく 責せき し た 。
The committee urged the person in charge to implement improvement measures.
Similar words 督とく 促そく 督促 is more common and neutral for urging payment or action, while 督責 carries a stronger nuance of demanding accountability or reproach.
叱しっ 責せき 叱責 means scolding or reprimanding, focusing on verbal reproof, whereas 督責 emphasizes pressing someone to act.
Etymology Compound of 督 (supervise, urge) and 責 (blame, responsibility). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word is used in formal written Japanese.
