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    3. 自責

    自責

    自じ責せき

    self-condemnation

    KMT10News #42+1Ref L2Noun, Participle, Verb, IntransitiveEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab17 strokes

    じせき

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Intransitive

    1.
    self-condemnation, self-reproach, self-accusation

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    彼かれは失しっ敗ぱいを自じ責せきした。

    He reproached himself for the failure.

    KMT8Emotions & Psychology
    自じ分ぶんの過あやまちを自じ責せきの念ねんにかられた。

    He was overcome with self-reproach for his mistake.

    KMT10Emotions & Psychology
    彼かれの心こころには深ふかい自じ責せきの念ねんが刻きざまれていたが、それを乗のり越こえようと努ど力りょくした。

    A deep sense of self-reproach was etched in his heart, but he tried to overcome it.

    KMT10Emotions & Psychology
    彼かの女じょは自じ分ぶんの行こう動どうが招まねいた結けっ果かに、強つよい自じ責せきの感かん情じょうを抱いだいた。

    She felt strong self-reproach for the consequences brought about by her own actions.

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    チームの敗はい北ぼく後ご、キャプテンは自じ責せきの念ねんから立たち直なおるのに時じ間かんがかかった。

    After the team's defeat, it took the captain a long time to recover from his self-reproach.

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    Kanji that make up this word

    自
    みずか.ら・おの.ずから・おの.ずと…(3)
    oneself
    責
    せ.める…(1)
    blame・condemn・censure
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