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    3. 問責

    問責

    問もん責せき

    blame

    KMT8News #22+1Noun, Participle, Verb, TransitivePolitics & LawKanji Vocab22 strokes

    もんせき

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Transitive

    1.
    blame, censure, reproof, reprimand, rebuke

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    彼かれはその失しっ敗ぱいを問もん責せきされた。

    He was blamed for that failure.

    KMT7Core Concepts
    議ぎ会かいは大だい臣じんの責せき任にんを問もん責せきする動どう議ぎを提てい出しゅつした。

    The parliament submitted a motion to censure the minister's responsibility.

    KMT8Politics & Law
    彼かれの軽けい率そつな発はつ言げんは、国こく民みんからの厳きびしい問もん責せきを招まねいた。

    His careless remarks invited severe public censure.

    KMT9Politics & LawEmotions & Psychology
    野や党とうは政せい府ふの政せい策さくについて問もん責せき決けつ議ぎ案あんを提てい出しゅつした。

    The opposition party submitted a censure motion regarding the government's policies.

    KMT9Politics & Law
    企き業ぎょうの不ふ祥しょう事じに対たいし、経けい営えい陣じんは問もん責せきを免まぬがれないだろう。

    The management will not be able to escape censure for the corporate scandal.

    KMT9Business & FinancePolitics & Law

    Kanji that make up this word

    問
    と.う・と.い・とん…(2)
    question・ask・problem
    責
    せ.める…(1)
    blame・condemn・censure
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