取り締まる

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 取り締まる, read とりしまる, means monitoring and cracking down on violations.
• Basic usage: Use it when police or other responsible staff enforce rules and control violations.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• What is controlled
  • Mark the target with を, as in the example 違法駐車を取り締まった.
• Forms
  • The past form is 取り締まった.
  • The connective form is 取り締まって.
• A related expression
  • 管理する covers management more broadly, while this usage focuses on controlling violations.