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Common four-character idioms

How do you read 有言実行 in Japanese?
Turn a stated commitment into action.

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有言実行

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Following through in action on what one has said. Two characters precede 実行.

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  • kanji with shapes like 三 and 人 under 宀

  • kanji with 彳 beside 亍

  • four-character Japanese phrase 有 言 実 行

These searches describe visual similarities, not formal radicals or character components.

有: 6 strokes; radical 月 (moon). 言: 7 strokes; radical 言 (speech). 実: 8 strokes; radical 宀 (roof). 行: 6 strokes; radical 行 (go). Visual search descriptions are distinct from dictionary radical classifications.

有6 strokes / radical: 月 (moon)

言7 strokes / radical: 言 (speech)

実8 strokes / radical: 宀 (roof)

行6 strokes / radical: 行 (go)

Stroke counts and radicals follow the Japanese dictionary Kanjipedia; other dictionaries may differ.

Kanjipedia「有」 ／ Kanjipedia「言」 ／ Kanjipedia「実」 ／ Kanjipedia「行」

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The answer is

ゆうげんじっこう

yūgen jikkō

有言実行

Understand the meaning

English translationDoing what one says

Carrying out what one has said, connecting a stated aim or promise with subsequent action.

A person carefully repairs a wooden chair while its recipient watches appreciatively.
Turn a stated commitment into action.AI-generated illustration

See it in a sentence

毎週本を一冊読むと宣言した姉は、有言実行で一年間その習慣を守った。

Having announced that she would read a book each week, my sister followed through and maintained the habit for a year.

A way to remember

有言 is yūgen and 実行 is jikkō. Notice the small っ in jikkō.

Sources：Kanjipedia: 有言実行

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Connect the promise with what happened

Use 有言実行の人. Stating both the commitment and the action shows why the description fits that person.

例：椅子を直すと約束した友人は、翌朝やって来て修理を終えた。まさに有言実行だった。

My friend promised to repair the chair, came the next morning, and finished the repair. They truly did what they had said.

The action matters more than the announcement

Announcing an ambitious goal alone is not 有言実行. The expression concerns whether the stated commitment is carried out.

References for this explanation：Kanjipedia: 有言実行

Explanation checked on 2026-11-02. Additional examples were written by DuraRing for this page.

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