Moto 責: Blame; Condemn; CensureKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- セキ
- Kun'yomi
- せ(める)
- Level
- JLPT N3Jōyō, grade 5
- Words
- 166 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (セキ)
- 責任せきにんduty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff)
- 責任者せきにんしゃperson in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...
- 責務せきむduty; obligation
- 無責任むせきにんirresponsibility
- 引責いんせきtaking responsibility
- 刑事責任けいじせきにんcriminal liability
- 責任感せきにんかんsense of responsibility
- 道義的責任どうぎてきせきにんmoral obligation
- 免責めんせきexemption from responsibility; disclaimer
- 問責もんせきblame; censure
- 重責じゅうせきheavy responsibility
- 無過失責任むかしつせきにんno-fault liability
- 職責しょくせきone's duty; responsibilities pertaining to one's work
- 自責じせきself-condemnation; self-reproach
- 自責点じせきてんan earned run
- 自賠責保険じばいせきほけんmandatory vehicle liability insurance
- 責任を持つせきにんをもつto be responsible for; to bear the responsibility of
- 責任転嫁せきにんてんかshift the responsibility (for something) on to (someone); pass the buck
- けん責けんせきreprimand; rebuke
- 他責たせきputting the blame on others; blaming others
- 他責的たせきてきextrapunitive; tending to blame others
- 企業の社会的責任きぎょうのしゃかいてきせきにんcorporate social responsibility; CSR
- 企業責任きぎょうせきにんcorporate responsibility
- 保証責務ほしょうせきむguarantee obligations
- 免責事項めんせきじこうdisclaimer; exemption clause
- 免責条項めんせきじょうこうdisclaimer; exemption clause
- 免責特権めんせきとっけんdiplomatic immunity
- 免責金額めんせききんがくdeductible
- 免責額めんせきがくdeductible
- 全責任ぜんせきにんfull responsibility
- 共同責任きょうどうせきにんjoint responsibility; solidarity
- 出納責任者すいとうせきにんしゃperson appointed by an electoral nominee to be in charge of their campaign-fund accounting
- 勘責かんせきreproving for a fault
- 厳責げんせきstrong reprimand; rebuke
- 叱責しっせきreprimand; rebuke
- 問責決議もんせきけつぎ(decision to) censure (as issued by the upper house of parliament)
- 問責決議案もんせきけつぎあんcensure motion
- 帰責きせきimputation of responsibility; attribution of responsibility
- 引責辞任いんせきじにんtaking responsibility upon oneself (and resigning)
- 役責やくせきrole and responsibility
- 戦争責任せんそうせきにんwar responsibility
- 拷責ごうせきtorture
- 挙証責任きょしょうせきにんburden of proof
- 政治責任せいじせきにん(one's) administrative responsibilities
- 文責ぶんせきresponsibility for wording of an article
- 最終責任さいしゅうせきにんfinal responsibility; ultimate responsibility
- 最高執行責任者さいこうしっこうせきにんしゃchief operating officer; COO
- 最高経営責任者さいこうけいえいせきにんしゃchief executive officer; CEO
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 責めせめresponsibility; liability
- 責めるせめるto condemn; to blame
- 俵責めたわらぜめEdo-period form of torture in which criminals were stuffed into straw bags with their heads exposed, piled together, and whipped (commonly used on Christians)
- 吊し責めつるしぜめstrappado
- 吊るし責めつるしぜめstrappado
- 成り木責めなりきぜめtraditional Koshogatsu 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
Other readings
- 一般責任いっぱんせきにんpublic liability
- 呵責かしゃくblame; accusation
- 成木責なりきぜめtraditional Koshogatsu 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
- 成木責めなりきぜめtraditional Koshogatsu 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
- 担保付責務たんぽつきせきむsecured liabilities
- 担保責任たんぽせきにんwarranty
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