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JLPT N3

Responsibility, blame

Readings

On’yomi: セキ (seki)

Kun’yomi: せ(める) (se(meru))

• せ(める) – to blame, to accuse, to press

Structure

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Vocabulary

責任

せきにん

responsibility

責める

せめる

blame

非難責任

ひなんせきにん

blame responsibility

自責

じせき

self-blame

責務

せきむ

duty

Example Sentences

責任を取ります。

せきにんをとります。

I take responsibility.

人を責めます。

ひとをせめます。

I blame someone.

非難されます。

ひなんされます。

I am criticized.

自責します。

じせきします。

I blame myself.

責務です。

せきむです。

It is a duty.

Cultural Note

🗾 In Japanese culture, 責任 (responsibility) carries deep weight. Whether at work or in society, owning up to one’s actions is seen as a matter of honor and integrity — a concept central to both professional and personal relationships.