No. 1,600 in Japanese
強制
Compulsion; coercion; enforcement.
In a sentence
彼は強制的に部屋を掃除させられた。
He was forced to clean the room.
Here, "強制的に" (kyouseiteki ni) is used as an adverb to describe the enforced nature of the action.
強制は時に必要になることもある。
Sometimes, enforcement may become necessary.
In this sentence, "強制" (kyousei) is a noun representing the concept of enforcement or coercion.
この規則は全員に対して強制されるべきだ。
This rule should be enforced upon everyone.
"強制される" (kyousei sareru) is a passive verb form, meaning "to be enforced."
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