責め

せめ

Meanings

1. Noun responsibility; liability; blame
2. torture; torment

Kanji

• 責 blame. Read as せめる.

Example sentences

• 責めを負うべきは、あなたではなく、私です。
  It is not you but I that am to blame.
• それは私が責めを負うべきだ。
  I am to blame for it.
• 彼を殴ったことであなたを責めはしない。
  I don't blame you for hitting him.
• 彼をなぐったことで君を責めはしない。
  I don't blame you for hitting him.

Common phrases

• 責めを負う (せめをおう) to take the blame

Words containing 責め

• 責める (せめる) to condemn
• 責め立てる (せめたてる) to criticize harshly
• 水責め (みずぜめ) water torture

And 18 more.

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