also: せこう · しぎょう
施行する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 施行する | 施行しない |
| Polite | 施行します | 施行しません |
| Past polite | 施行しました | 施行しませんでした |
| Past | 施行した | 施行しなかった |
| Te-form | 施行して | 施行しないで |
| Desire | 施行したい | 施行したくない |
| Potential | 施行できる | 施行できない |
| Passive | 施行される | 施行されない |
| Causative | 施行させる | 施行させない |
| Causative passive | 施行させられる | 施行させられない |
| Volitional | 施行しよう | |
| Polite volitional | 施行しましょう | |
| Imperative | 施行しろ | 施行するな |
| Conditional | 施行すれば | 施行しなければ |
| Tara conditional | 施行したら | 施行しなかったら |
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb
enforcement; putting into effect (a law)
Only with reading しこう / せこう
Primarily used for laws, regulations, or systems coming into force. The reading せこう is rare and mostly legal.
The new law will come into effect on April 1st next year.
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb
carrying out; execution (of a plan, policy)
Only with reading しこう / しぎょう
Used for implementing plans, policies, or measures. The reading しぎょう is rare.
政府は新しい経済政策を施行した。
The government implemented a new economic policy.
The new law will go into effect starting next month.
Ten years have passed since this ordinance took effect.
With the enforcement of the revised law, the procedures were changed.
施行 (also read しこう) means the 'enforcement' or 'implementation' of a law, an entirely unrelated meaning to 嗜好's 'taste/preference'.
Rare reading used only for the execution/carrying out sense; しこう is preferred.