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    3. 咎める

    咎める

    咎とがめ​る​

    to blame

    NTN1CoreEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab11 strokes

    尤める

    とがめる

    Verb, Transitive

    1.
    to blame, to reproach, to censure, to rebuke, to reprove, to find fault, to take to task, to criticize, to criticise
    2.
    to question (a suspect), to challenge

    Verb

    3.
    to aggravate (an injury), to be aggravated, to get inflamed

    Verb, Intransitive

    4.
    to prick (one's conscience)

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    Characters that make up this word

    咎
    とが.める・とが…(2)
    blame・censure・reprimand
    Kanji
    め
    me
    Kana
    る
    ru
    Kana
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