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    3. 責

    責

    責せ.める

    blame

    N3KMT6Freq #598Emotions & PsychologyKanji11 strokes

    Kun'yomi

    せ.める

    On'yomi

    セキ

    blamecondemncensure

    龶貝

    目
    貝
    八

    Stroke 0 / 11

    Speed1.0x

    Concepts using this kanji

    責任

    duty

    責任者

    person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff)

    責務

    duty

    無責任

    irresponsibility

    引責

    taking responsibility

    刑事責任

    criminal liability

    責任感

    sense of responsibility

    道義的責任

    moral obligation

    問責

    blame

    免責

    exemption from responsibility

    重責

    heavy responsibility

    責任を持つ

    to be responsible for

    職責

    one's duty

    自責点

    earned run

    責め

    responsibility

    言責

    responsibility for one's words

    水責め

    water torture

    自責的

    intropunitive

    文責

    responsibility for wording of an article

    全責任

    full responsibility

    責め立てる

    to criticize harshly

    無過失責任

    no-fault liability

    共同責任

    joint responsibility

    責任を持って

    responsibly

    責任を問われる

    to be answerable (for)

    有責

    fault

    責任を取る

    to take responsibility (for a fallout)

    役責

    role and responsibility

    現責

    sleep deprivation (Edo-period torture method)

    自責の念

    guilty conscience

    無責的

    impunitive

    責任体制

    responsibility-taking system

    責任を果たす

    to fulfill one's responsibilities

    有責性

    culpability

    責を果たす

    to fulfill one's responsibility

    政治責任

    (one's) administrative responsibilities

    他責的

    extrapunitive

    責任能力

    legal competency

    責任を担う

    to shoulder responsibility

    言葉責め

    verbal abuse

    社会的責任

    social responsibility

    責任分担

    sharing of responsibilities

    自責

    self-condemnation

    生り木責め

    traditional Koshōgatsu 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

    一般責任

    public liability

    戦争責任

    war responsibility (esp. in relation to Japan's role in WWII)

    責任を負う

    to bear responsibility for

    責

    responsibility

    企業責任

    corporate responsibility

    他責

    putting the blame on others

    株主責任

    shareholder responsibility

    問責決議

    (decision to) censure (as issued by the upper house of parliament)

    担保責任

    warranty

    火責め

    torture by fire

    責め付ける

    to heap blame upon

    責付く

    to pester someone (e.g. to buy something)

    責任問題

    question of where responsibility lies

    責めを負う

    to take the blame

    使用者責任

    employer's liability

    立証責任

    burden of proof

    面責

    personal reproof

    結果責任

    responsibility for the consequences

    保証責務

    guarantee obligations

    経営責任

    management responsibility

    責め落とす

    to press (someone to do something)

    証明責任

    burden of proof

    責了

    leaving the remaining corrections up to the printer after having finished proofreading

    職責手当

    salary supplement, usu. paid for higher ranking employees

    説明責任

    accountability

    最高責任者

    chief executive

    最終責任

    final responsibility

    責任追及

    pursuing liability

    挙証責任

    burden of proof

    有限責任

    limited liability

    責め具

    instrument of torture

    帰責

    imputation of responsibility

    無答責

    lack of responsibility

    自賠責保険

    mandatory vehicle liability insurance

    責任保険

    liability insurance

    管理責任

    managerial liability

    督責

    demanding

    責め苦

    torture

    無限責任

    unlimited liability

    問責決議案

    censure motion

    責任校了

    leaving the remaining corrections up to the printer after having finished proofreading

    引責辞任

    taking responsibility upon oneself (and resigning)

    研究責任者

    principal investigator

    海老責め

    bondage torture where the bound victim sits cross-legged with their arms tied behind them, with the rope tightened until their ankles touch their neck

    連帯責任

    collective responsibility

    責任著者

    corresponding author

    責め道具

    instruments of torture

    触手責め

    tentacle rape

    責任を避ける

    to shirk a responsibility

    責任を逃れる

    to shirk one's responsibility

    責任逃れ

    avoiding or dodging responsibility

    責任回避

    avoidance of responsibility

    自己責任

    self-responsibility

    担保付責務

    secured liabilities

    製造責任

    PL

    有限責任会社

    limited liability company (US, Australia, etc.)

    環境責任

    environmental responsibility

    出納責任者

    person appointed by an electoral nominee to be in charge of their campaign-fund accounting

    環境責任者

    environmental administrator

    責任転換

    shifting the responsibility (for something) on to (someone)

    企業の社会的責任

    corporate social responsibility

    責任追跡

    accountability

    製造物責任

    product liability

    責め苛む

    to torture

    厳責

    strong reprimand

    自賠責

    mandatory vehicle liability insurance

    罪責

    responsibility or liability for a crime

    免責特権

    diplomatic immunity

    過失責任主義

    fault liability principle

    免責金額

    deductible

    最高経営責任者

    chief executive officer

    経営最高責任者

    chief executive officer

    製造物責任法

    Product Liability Act

    最高財務責任者

    chief financial officer

    最高技術責任者

    chief technology officer

    免責額

    deductible

    免責事項

    disclaimer

    最高執行責任者

    chief operating officer

    責任範囲

    responsible area

    無過失責任主義

    no-fault liability principle

    責め詰る

    to question critically

    詰責

    reproach

    食品衛生責任者

    food hygiene officer

    有限責任事業組合

    limited liability partnership

    免責条項

    disclaimer

    鉄砲責め

    form of torture in which molten lead is poured over the victim's back

    賠責

    liability insurance

    賠償責任

    compensation liability

    質欠陥の責任

    quality and defects liability

    俵責め

    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)

    勘責

    reproving for a fault

    矢柄責め

    torture in which the victim is whipped with arrow shafts

    賠償責任保険

    liability insurance

    良心の呵責

    pangs of conscience

    責める

    to condemn

    投資事業有限責任組合

    limited liability investment partnership

    蛇責め

    torture in which the victim is bound and placed in a tub of snakes

    社長兼最高経営責任者

    president and chief executive officer

    拷責

    torture

    瑕疵担保責任

    warranty against defects

    叱責

    reprimand

    製造物賠償責任保険

    product liability insurance

    吊るし責め

    strappado

    呵責

    blame

    自動車損害賠償責任保険

    mandatory vehicle liability insurance

    譴責

    reprimand

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    • 八
    • 目
    • 貝
    • 責め詰る
    • 使用者責任
    • 責任転換
    • 最高技術責任者

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    • 引責
    • 引責辞任
    • 勘責
    • 共同責任
    • 最高経営責任者
    • 最高財務責任者
    • 自動車損害賠償責任保険
    • 自賠責保険
    • 叱責
    • 自責
    • 重責
    • 責め
    • 責める
    • 責め立てる
    • 責任
    • 責任者
    • 責任転嫁
    • 責任範囲
    • 責任分担
    • 責務
    • 全責任
    • 賠責
    • 文責
    • 無限責任
    • 無責任
    • 免責
    • 免責条項
    • 呵責
    • 譴責
    • 責め苛む
    • 詰責
    • 刑事責任
    • 水責め
    • 問責
    • 責任感
    • 責め道具
    • 職責
    • 無過失責任
    • 罪責
    • 火責め
    • 自責点
    • 有限責任
    • 言責
    • 責め苦
    • 面責
    • 免責特権
    • 責め付ける
    • 責任を避ける
    • 責任を取る
    • 責任を担う
    • 責任を逃れる
    • 責を果たす
    • 政治責任
    • 道義的責任
    • 企業責任
    • 製造物責任
    • 製造物責任法
    • 戦争責任
    • 問責決議
    • 責任回避
    • 責任問題
    • 連帯責任
    • 説明責任
    • 責付く
    • 質欠陥の責任
    • 責任逃れ
    • 責任を持って
    • 担保責任
    • 瑕疵担保責任
    • 責任を持つ
    • 責任を果たす
    • 最高責任者
    • 良心の呵責
    • 問責決議案
    • 有限責任会社
    • 出納責任者
    • 無答責
    • 結果責任
    • 一般責任
    • 企業の社会的責任
    • 触手責め
    • 責任を問われる
    • 担保付責務
    • 保証責務
    • 責任著者
    • 免責金額
    • 免責額
    • 製造責任
    • 責任追跡
    • 責めを負う
    • 職責手当
    • 責了
    • 環境責任
    • 環境責任者
    • 厳責
    • 吊るし責め
    • 現責
    • 海老責め
    • 拷責
    • 責め具
    • 俵責め
    • 蛇責め
    • 矢柄責め
    • 経営最高責任者
    • 自責の念
    • 自己責任
    • 経営責任
    • 責任校了
    • 管理責任
    • 研究責任者
    • 責
    • 役責
    • 製造物賠償責任保険
    • 責任保険
    • 賠償責任保険
    • 無過失責任主義
    • 過失責任主義
    • 株主責任
    • 責任能力
    • 責任体制
    • 無責的
    • 生り木責め
    • 言葉責め
    • 挙証責任
    • 立証責任
    • 証明責任
    • 督責
    • 有責
    • 帰責
    • 責任を負う
    • 責め落とす
    • 免責事項
    • 社長兼最高経営責任者
    • 最高執行責任者
    • 他責
    • 他責的
    • 自責的
    • 最終責任
    • 鉄砲責め
    • 食品衛生責任者
    • 責任追及
    • 賠償責任
    • 社会的責任
    • 投資事業有限責任組合
    • 有限責任事業組合
    • 有責性
    • 自賠責

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