Word Meaning 責め

せめ seme

責め is read as せめ (seme) and means torture.

Meaning

English

  1. torture
  2. torment
  3. responsibility
  4. liability
  5. blame

Reading

Kana

せめ

Romaji

seme

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 13 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Rank 21560 Priority D

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

責任

せきにん

duty

責める

せめる

to break in (a horse)

責務

せきむ

duty

責任者

せきにんしゃ

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

責任感

せきにんかん

sense of responsibility

責任を持つ

せきにんをもつ

to be responsible for

責任体制

せきにんたいせい

responsibility-taking system

責任問題

せきにんもんだい

question of where responsibility lies

責任能力

せきにんのうりょく

legal competency

責任を問われる

せきにんをとわれる

to be answerable (for)

責立てる

せめたてる

to urge

Example Sentences

10

しっぱいをたにんのせいにしてかれをせめるのはよくない。

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

けっかだけをみてかのじょをせめるべきではない。

We should not blame her based only on the result.

そんなにじぶんをせめないで。

Don’t blame yourself so much.

せけんはそのはつげんをつよくせめた。

The public strongly condemned that remark.

しょうこもないのにひとをせめるのはこうへいではない。

It is not fair to blame someone without evidence.

かれのむせきにんなたいどはみんなにせめられた。

His irresponsible attitude was condemned by everyone.

Don't beat yourself up.

Don't blame the children.

Suffer pangs of conscience.

I accused him of cheating.