Word Meaning 咎め

とがめ togame

咎め is read as とがめ (togame) and means blame.

Meaning

English

  1. blame
  2. censure
  3. rebuke
  4. reproof

Reading

Kana

とがめ

Romaji

togame

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 10 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

咎める

とがめる

to prick (one's conscience)

Example Sentences

5

しっぱいしてもかれだけをとがめるべきではない。

Even if there was a failure, we should not blame only him.

せんせいはちこくしたせいとをかるくとがめた。

The teacher lightly reprimanded the student who was late.

ひとのあやまちばかりとがめてはいけない。

You should not do nothing but criticize other people's mistakes.

りゆうもきかずにひとをとがめるのはよくない。

It is not good to blame someone without hearing the reason.

かのじょはゆうじんをとがめるよりさきにたすけた。

She helped her friend before reproaching her.