The kanji 責: meaning, readings and stroke order

責

Meaning: duty, blame
On reading: セキ seki
Kun reading: せ（める） semeru
Strokes: 11
Radical: 貝 shell
Level: Level 5 · grade 5

Stroke order

Meaning in other languages

Vietnamese: trách nhiệm, trách móc (trách)
Japanese: しなければならないつとめ。せめる。
Korean: 책임, 탓하다 (채·책)
Chinese: 责任、责备 (责)

Readings, words and example sentences

セキ seki · on reading

責せき任にん
responsibility
係の 責せき任にんをきちんとはたします。
I take responsibility for my class job and do it properly.

せ（める） semeru · kun reading · less common

責せめる
to blame
人を 責せめては いけません。
You shouldn't blame other people.

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Readings, radicals: Kanjium, KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); Korean, simplified forms: Unicode Unihan. Meanings, sentences: Dino Kids (CC0). See Licences.