| Kanji | 責 |
|---|---|
| Onyomi | セキ |
| Kunyomi | せ.める |
| English | blame, condemn, censure |
| Examples | 責任(せきにん): (1) duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff) (2) liability; onus 責務(せきむ): duty; obligation 責める(せめる): (1) to condemn; to blame; to criticize; to criticise; to reproach; to accuse (2) to urge; to press; to pester (3) to torture; to torment; to persecute (4) to break in (a horse) |
| JLPT Level | 3 |
| Jouyou Grade | 5 |
| Frequency | 598 |
| Components | 貝: shellfish |
| Number of Strokes | 11 |
| Kanji Radical | 貝 |
| Radical Number | 154 |
| Radical Strokes | 7 |
| Radical Reading | かい・かいへん・こがい |
| Traditional Form | (none) |
| Classification | 形声 Phonetic |
| Keyword | blame |
| Koohii Story 1 | As one grows up, one typically starts to blame all of their problems on money. |
| Koohii Story 2 | This is the story of a poor fisherman and his wife. A long time ago he caught an oyster with a small but precious pearl. The intelligent wife told him to sell the pearl immediately: the greedy husband figured if he kept the oyster and fed it, it would grow up and yield an even bigger pearl. One day the oyster grew so big, it crashed through the house and escaped back to sea. The angry wife left her husband, blaming his blind greed for their poverty. |
Tags: jlpt.n3, grade5, kanjifreq501-750
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