Entry
  1. Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Godan verb with 'u' ending

    to take the blame; to take responsibility; to assume liability; to bear the burden

    ビルが損害に対し責めを負った。
    Bill took the blame for the loss.

Also written 責を負う【せめをおう】

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Characters in this word

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Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

blame, condemn, censure

Kun
せ.める
On
セキ
Strokes
11
Taught
Grade 5
JLPT
N3
Frequency
598 of 2500
Radical
shell
WaniKani
Level 21

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (31)
CodeReference
2-4-7SKIP code
7b4.4The Kanji Dictionary
5080.6Four corner code
1461deroo
8cacUnicode hex code
1-32-53JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4492Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
5780New Nelson (John Haig)
2467New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3115Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1595Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2176Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1541Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1661Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
759A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
492Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
36682Morohashi
728A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
655Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
666Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
649sakade
923Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
751henshall3
739Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
638Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1726Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1555Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
ze2, zhai4Pinyin reading
chaeg, chaeKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
21WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

defeat, negative, -, minus, bear, owe, assume a responsibility

Kun
ま.けるま.かすお.う
On
Strokes
9
Taught
Grade 3
JLPT
N3
Frequency
443 of 2500
Radical
shell
WaniKani
Level 9

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (32)
CodeReference
2-2-7, 2-7-2SKIP code
2n7.1The Kanji Dictionary
2780.6Four corner code
2561deroo
8ca0Unicode hex code
1-41-73JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4488Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
5769New Nelson (John Haig)
2091New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2594Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1327Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1799Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
63Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
67Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
473A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
981Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
503Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
36660XMorohashi
383A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
510Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
519Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
312sakade
918Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
406henshall3
346Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
717Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1722Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
63Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
fu4Pinyin reading
buKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
9WaniKani level