実行|じっこうjikkou[0]heiban (flat)

1. noun, suru verb, transitive verbexecution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; (putting into) practice; action; implementation; fulfillment; realization
   私は彼かれの実行じっこう的てき能力のうりょくを信頼しんらいしている。↗

   I trust his executive ability.
2. noun, suru verb, transitive verb, computingexecution (of a program); run

• Synonym履行りこうWrittenWritten/formal: fulfilling a promise, duty, or contract as agreed. 「契約を履行する」. Mostly legal and business contexts; not a general word for carrying out plans.
• Synonym実施じっしNeutralNeutral: carrying out what has been planned, typically by organizations or for official events. 「試験を実施する」.
• Synonym実践じっせんNeutralNeutral: putting theory or principles into practice. 「教えを実践する」. The emphasis is on following through in action.
• Synonym遂行すいこうWrittenWritten/formal: carrying a task through to completion. 「職務を遂行する」. The emphasis is on getting the job done.
• Synonym執行しっこうNeutralNeutral: executing laws and court decisions. 「死刑執行」「執行猶予」. Mostly legal contexts.
• Synonym施行しこうWrittenWritten/formal: putting a law into force. 「法律を施行する」. Can also mean carrying out plans or policies; 「実行」 is the more everyday word.
• Synonym行うおこなうNeutralNeutral and very broad: to hold, conduct, or perform something. 「会議を行う」. 「実行」 specifically means putting a plan into action.
• Related果たすはたすNeutralNeutral: completing duties and achieving goals. 「役割を果たす」. The emphasis is on fulfilling what is required of you.
• Related達成たっせいNeutralNeutral: reaching a goal. 「目標達成」. The focus is on the result achieved, whereas 「実行」 is about the act of carrying something out.
• Related遂げるとげるNeutralNeutral: accomplishing or attaining something, or ending up with a certain outcome. 「進化を遂げる」.
• RelatedなすWrittenWritten/formal: forming or achieving something. 「財を成す」. Has a classical, literary flavor.
• Related全うするまっとうするWrittenWritten/formal: seeing duties or obligations through to the very end. 「任務を全うする」; also 「天寿を全うする」.
• Related完遂かんすいWrittenWritten/formal: completing something fully and successfully. In everyday speech, 「やり遂げる」 is the normal choice.
• Relatedし遂げるしとげるNeutralNeutral: seeing a job through to the end and getting it done. 「大仕事をし遂げる」.
• Relatedやり遂げるやりとげるCasualColloquial: sticking with something and finishing it. 「最後までやり遂げる」. The emphasis is on seeing it through; 「実行」 stresses putting a plan into action.
• RelatedしすますCasualRare colloquial: managing to pull something off as planned. In everyday speech say 「やり遂げる」; 「実行」 stresses putting into action.
• Relatedやり抜くやりぬくCasualColloquial: persevering to the very end and finishing. 「仕事をやり抜く」. 「実行」 is about putting a plan into action.
• RelatedやりきるCasualColloquial: finishing something to the very end. 「やり切った」. Carries a sense of accomplishment; 「実行」 is about putting into action.
• Relatedなし終えるなしおえるWrittenRare written word: finishing something. In everyday use, say 「やり終える」.
• RelatedしおおせるWrittenRare written word: finally getting something done. The 「～おおせる」 verb ending (「隠しおおせる」) is the more common pattern.
• Related実践躬行じっせんきゅうこうWrittenFour-character idiom: practicing what you believe with your own actions. Carries a solemn, weighty tone.
• Antonym中止ちゅうしNeutralAntonym: discontinuing or calling off something planned or under way — the opposite of carrying it out.
• Antonym放棄ほうきNeutralAntonym: giving up or abandoning something — the opposite of putting it into action.

Default to 「実行」 for putting a plan, decision, or program into action. Use 「実施」 when an organization carries something out, 「実践」 for putting theory into practice, 「履行」 for honoring contracts and duties, 「執行」 for executing laws or rulings, and 「やり遂げる」 for seeing a job through to the end. 「行う」 is the broad everyday verb for conducting something. The opposites are 「中止」 (calling it off) and 「放棄」 (giving up).

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

1. 実際じっさいに行おこなうこと。実施じっし。
2. 犯罪はんざい構成こうせい要件ようけんに該当がいとうする行為こういを故意こいに行おこなうこと。
3. プログラムによりコンピュータを動うごかすこと。