What does kanji 責 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 責 is blame.

How is kanji 責 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 責 are せ.める; the onyomi readings are セキ.

Which school grade teaches kanji 責?

Kanji 責 is taught in Jōyō Grade 5.

What is the main radical of kanji 責?

The main radical for kanji 責 is 貝.

What words use kanji 責?

Example words that use kanji 責 include 責任, 責める, 責任者, 責務.

JōyōJLPT N3Kanken 6

責

Meaning

Kanji 責

blame

blame, condemn, censure

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: せ.める
Onyomi 音読み: セキ
Nanori 名乗り: -

Added to Jōyō: 1946

Jōyō: Grade 5
JLPT: JLPT N3
Frequency: #598
Strokes: 11
Radical: 貝
Components: 二 • 亠 • ハ • 土 • 目 • 貝
Kanji Kentei: Level 6
Similar Kanji: 素 • 俵 • 青 • 毒 • 裱 • 麦 • 錶

Related vocabulary

Showing 36 common entries

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責任

せきにん

duty

責める

せめる

to break in (a horse)

責任者

せきにんしゃ

person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff)

責務

せきむ

duty

責任感

せきにんかん

sense of responsibility

責め

せめ

torture

責任転嫁

せきにんてんか

shifting the responsibility (for something) on to (someone)

責任を持つ

せきにんをもつ

to be responsible for

攻め馬

せめうま

breaking in a horse

責

せき

responsibility

責めを負う

せめをおう

to take the blame

責め苛む

せめさいなむ

to torture

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

失敗を他人のせいにして彼を責めるのはよくない。

It is not good to blame him by pinning the failure on someone else.

結果だけを見て彼女を責めるべきではない。

We should not blame her based only on the result.

そんなに自分を責めないで。

Don’t blame yourself so much.

世間はその発言を強く責めた。

The public strongly condemned that remark.

部下の失敗は上司が責を負うべきだ。

A supervisor should bear responsibility for a subordinate’s mistake.

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