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Kanji Detail for 責 - "responsibility, blame, duty"
責
- Meaning
責 means "responsibility, blame, duty."
Responsibility - A duty; an obligation.
Blame - To criticize; to find fault.
Demand - To request urgently; to require.
Debt - Money owed; liability.
- Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:
KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary
blame; condemn; censure
Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters
one's responsibility, duty
CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary
duty; responsibility; to reproach; to blame
Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data
one's responsibility, duty
XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary
To demand. When something should be done according to one's duty and it must be demanded to be so is called 責. Such as 責望 (expect), 責任 (responsibility). Also being in charge of something is called 負責 (be responsible). | To scold and rebuke. Directly pointing out someone's faults and scolding them for what they should not have done. Such as 詰責 (interrogate and blame), 深責 (severely blame). | Beating with a rod is called 責. Meaning being punished for crimes. Such as 杖責 (punishment by bamboo rod), 笞責 (punishment by whip). | In ancient times, the character for debt was written as 責.
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Sentences including 責
He is responsible for the accident.
That's my fault.
Not only i , but also you are responsible for this accident.
You are to blame for the failure.
I as well as my brother am to blame.
The responsibility was in large part mine.
I blamed him for the accident.
You are responsible for the result.
Everyone is responsible for his own actions.
That's your funeral.
Sentences from Japanese classical masterpieces
「あなたは私に責任があるんだと思ってやしませんか」と突然奥さんが聞いた」
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
もしそれが源因だとすれば、私の責任だけはなくなるんだから、それだけでも私大変楽になれるんですが、……」「どんな事ですか」奥さんはいい渋って膝の上に置いた自分の手を眺めていた。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
「もう大丈夫、お母さんがあんまり仰山過ぎるからいけないんだ」といったその時の言葉を考えてみると、満更母ばかり責める気にもなれなかった」
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
しかし万一の場合、賛成の声援を与えた私に、多少の責任ができてくるぐらいの事は、子供ながら私はよく承知していたつもりです。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
よしその時にそれだけの覚悟がないにしても、成人した眼で、過去を振り返る必要が起った場合には、私に割り当てられただけの責任は、私の方で帯びるのが至当になるくらいな語気で私は賛成したのです。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
私は私の責任を完うするために、Ｋの感情を傷つけるに忍びませんでした。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
しかし自分は自分で、単独に私を責めなければ気が済まなかったらしいのです。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
しかし万一の場合、賛成の声援を与えた私に、多少の責任ができてくるぐらいの事は、子供ながら私はよく承知していたつもりです。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
よしその時にそれだけの覚悟がないにしても、成人した眼で、過去を振り返る必要が起った場合には、私に割り当てられただけの責任は、私の方で帯びるのが至当になるくらいな語気で私は賛成したのです。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
私は私の責任を完うするために、Ｋの感情を傷つけるに忍びませんでした。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
しかし自分は自分で、単独に私を責めなければ気が済まなかったらしいのです。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha