Word Meaning 呵責

かしゃく kashaku

呵責 is read as かしゃく (kashaku) and means blame.

Meaning

English

  1. blame
  2. accusation
  3. torture
  4. maltreatment
  5. pangs (of conscience)

Reading

Kana

かしゃく

Romaji

kashaku

Writing Variants

  • 呵嘖 かしゃく kashaku

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 19 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Related Vocabulary

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良心の呵責

りょうしんのかしゃく

pangs of conscience

自責

じせき

self-condemnation

引責

いんせき

taking responsibility

問責

もんせき

blame

免責

めんせき

exemption from responsibility

重責

じゅうせき

heavy responsibility

職責

しょくせき

one's duty

督責

とくせき

demanding

厳責

げんせき

strong reprimand

無答責

むとうせき

lack of responsibility

自賠責

じばいせき

mandatory vehicle liability insurance

成木責

なりきぜめ

traditional Koshōgatsu ceremony where one person beats a fruit tree (usu. persimmon tree) with a pole while threatening to cut it down if it does not provide a plentiful harvest, with another person responding "I will, I will" for the tree