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咎

咎: blame

blame; fault
8 strokesNames & literary · Rare kanji (1級 range)in 3 words here

Readings

On
キュウ・コウ
Kun
とがめる・とが

Only kun in practice: 咎める (to reproach; to prick one's conscience) and 咎 (とが, fault). Idiom: 気が咎める.

Key words

咎めるとがめるto blame; to reproach
咎とがfault; sin
咎人とがにんoffender; sinner
気が咎めるきがとがめるto feel guilty
見咎めるみとがめるto challenge; to take notice of

Example sentences

The teacher did not scold the student who was late.

A suspicious man was challenged by the soldiers on night patrol.

Offenders who had committed serious crimes were locked up in the prison.

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