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    3. 良心が咎める

    良心が咎める

    良りょう心しんが​咎とがめ​る​

    to have a guilty conscience

    NTVerbEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab27 strokes

    良心がとがめる

    りょうしんがとがめる

    Verb

    1.
    to have a guilty conscience, to have (something) lie heavy on one's conscience

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    Characters that make up this word

    良
    よ.い・-よ.い・い.い・-い.い…(8)
    good・pleasing・skilled
    Kanji
    心
    こころ・-ごころ…(1)
    heart・mind・spirit・heart radical (no. 61)
    Kanji
    咎
    とが.める・とが…(2)
    blame・censure・reprimand
    Kanji
    が
    ga
    Kana
    め
    me
    Kana
    る
    ru
    Kana
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