義ぎ務む

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Common wordJLPTN3Freq.FrequencyTop 5,000

Meanings

Refers to a moral, legal, or social duty that one is expected to fulfill. Often used in formal contexts such as law, ethics, and institutional rules.

国こく民みんには納のう税ぜいの義ぎ務むがある。
Citizens have a duty to pay taxes.
彼かれは義ぎ務むを果はたすために全ぜん力りょくを尽つくした。
He did his best to fulfill his obligations.

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Usage patterns

義ぎ務むを果はたすto fulfill one's duty
国こく民みんは税ぜい金きんを納おさめる義ぎ務むを果はたさなければならない。
Citizens must fulfill their duty to pay taxes.
義ぎ務むを負おうto bear a duty/obligation
会かい社しゃは従じゅう業ぎょう員いんの安あん全ぜんを守まもる義ぎ務むを負おっている。
The company bears an obligation to protect its employees' safety.
義ぎ務むがあるto have a duty/obligation
親おやには子こ供どもを育そだてる義ぎ務むがある。
Parents have an obligation to raise their children.
義ぎ務むを怠おこたるto neglect one's duty
彼かれは報ほう告こくする義ぎ務むを怠おこたった。
He neglected his duty to report.

Expressions

義ぎ務むを課かすimpose an obligation; place a duty; obligate

Kanji

義righteousness, justice, morality
務task, duties

Related words· 7

責せき任にんN3
責任 emphasizes accountability for outcomes or consequences, while 義務 stresses a formally imposed obligation to act.
役やく目めN2
役目 is a specific role or task expected of someone in a social or organizational setting, whereas 義務 is a broader, more formal duty.
義ぎ理りN1
義務 is a legal or formal duty imposed by rules or contracts, while 義理 is a moral or social obligation rooted in personal relationships and reciprocity.
責せき務むN1
義務 denotes a legal or morally imposed obligation, whereas 責務 emphasizes the duty inherent in one's job or role.

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義ぎ務む付づけ
義務 is the general noun for a duty or obligation itself, while 義務付け describes the act of imposing that duty through law or policy.
義ぎ
義務 names a concrete duty or obligation (often legal or social), whereas 義 is the underlying sense of moral rightness that such duties spring from.
強きょう制せいN1
義務 is a duty or obligation one is expected to fulfill, whereas 強制 is the act of compelling someone to act.

Opposites

権けん利りN3
権利 (right) is what one is entitled to claim, while 義務 (duty) is what one is required to perform.

Don't confuse with

義ぎ理りN1
義理 refers to a social or moral sense of obligation rooted in personal relationships, while 義務 is a formal, often legally binding duty.
任にん務むN1
義務 is a legal or moral obligation owed generally, while 任務 is a specific task or mission assigned to someone in a particular role or situation.

Word family· 23

義ぎ務む付づけ
obligation; mandating; requirement
義ぎ務む付づける
obligate; require; mandate
義ぎ務む化か
making obligatory; making compulsory; mandating
義ぎ務む感かん
sense of duty; sense of obligation
義ぎ務む的てき
compulsory; obligatory; mandatory

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作さく為い義ぎ務む
duty to act; obligation to act; duty of commission
兵へい役えき義ぎ務む
compulsory military service
努ど力りょく義ぎ務む
obligation to make a sincere effort
告こく知ち義ぎ務む
duty of disclosure; obligation to notify
守しゅ秘ひ義ぎ務む
duty of confidentiality; obligation to keep secrets
就しゅう学がく義ぎ務む
compulsory school attendance
扶ふ養よう義ぎ務む
duty to support; legal obligation to provide maintenance

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Written forms

義ぎ務むUsage100%
Standard kanji form; the word is almost always written this way.
ギムUsage<1%

Etymology

Sino-Japanese word composed of 義 (righteousness, justice) and 務 (task, duty). The combination conveys a sense of a just or proper task one must perform.