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    3. 責任転嫁

    責任転嫁

    責せき任にん転てん嫁か

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

    KMT10News #46+1Noun, Participle, VerbPolitics & LawWork & CareerKanji Vocab41 strokes

    せきにんてんか

    Noun, Participle, Verb

    1.
    shifting the responsibility (for something) on to (someone), passing the buck
    yojijukugo

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    彼かれは自じ分ぶんの失しっ敗ぱいを他た人にんに責せき任にん転てん嫁かした。

    He shifted the blame for his own failure onto others.

    KMT9Daily LifeEmotions & Psychology
    責せき任にん転てん嫁かはチームの士し気きを低てい下かさせる。

    Shifting responsibility lowers team morale.

    KMT10Work & CareerEmotions & Psychology
    リーダーシップとは、責せき任にん転てん嫁かをせず、自みずから率そっ先せんして問もん題だい解かい決けつにあたることだ。

    Leadership means not shifting responsibility, but taking the initiative to solve problems oneself.

    KMT10Work & CareerPolitics & Law
    プロジェクトの遅ち延えんについて、彼かれは同どう僚りょうに責せき任にん転てん嫁かしようとした。

    He tried to shift the blame for the project's delay onto his colleague.

    KMT10Work & Career
    政せい治じ家かは政せい策さくの失しっ敗ぱいを国こく民みんに責せき任にん転てん嫁かすべきではない。

    Politicians should not shift the blame for policy failures onto the citizens.

    KMT10Politics & Law

    Kanji that make up this word

    責
    せ.める…(1)
    blame・condemn・censure
    任
    まか.せる・まか.す…(4)
    responsibility・duty・term・entrust to・appoint
    転
    ころ.がる・ころ.げる・ころ.がす・ころ.ぶ・まろ.ぶ・うたた…(3)
    revolve・turn around・change
    嫁
    よめ・とつ.ぐ・い.く・ゆ.く…(1)
    marry into・bride
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