obligation; mandating; requirement
Refers to the act of imposing a duty or making something compulsory, often used in formal, legal, or policy contexts. Can also refer to the state of being obligated.
Wearing a mask is mandated by law.
A system requiring companies to submit environmental reports has been introduced.
The government required companies to disclose information.
Wearing a seatbelt is mandatory in cars.
This inspection is required by law.
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.
強制 means forcing someone through direct compulsion, whereas 義務付け refers to a legal or regulatory obligation, which usually carries less coercive force.
規定 is the rule or stipulation itself, while 義務付け is the act of making compliance with such rules compulsory.
任意 means optional or left to one's own discretion, the direct opposite of 義務付け, which makes something compulsory.
Compound of 義務 (gimu, 'duty, obligation') + 付け (tsuke, nominalized form of 付ける 'to attach, impose'). The reading づけ is a rendaku form of つけ.