What is the Kanji for "Blame" and "Liability"?

If you are wondering what is the Japanese Kanji for "Blame" and "Liability", you've come to the right place!

The Japanese Kanji for "Blame" and "Liability" is "責".

This kanji has 2 readings:

Its kunyomi reading is "Se".

Its onyomi reading is "Seki".

kunyomi readings are based on the pronunciation of native Japanese words, and onyomi readings are based on the Chinese pronunciation of the character.

If you visually breakdown this kanji, you can see is made up of 2 parts:

The radical "龶" means "Life" . And The kanji "貝" means "Shellfish" and can be read as "Bai" and "Kai".

Now, let's make sure you understand this kanji the other way around too.

What does the kanji "責" mean in japanese?

"責" means "Blame" and "Liability".

Japanese School Students learn this kanji in Fifth Grade, while foreigners may learn this kanji in preparation for the JLPT N3 exam.

Here are some words that use this kanji:

責任: "Responsibility". The Japanese noun '責任 (せきにん)' means 'responsibility'. This word refers to a duty or obligation that someone has to deal with or take care of something. It can be used in contexts where someone is required to be accountable for their actions or decisions. For example: She takes responsibility for her mistakes - (彼女は自分の過ちに責任を持つ). The manager has a lot of responsibility - (その管理者は多くの責任を負っている).

責める: "Scold". The Japanese verb '責める (せめる)' means 'to scold'. This verb is used to express the act of reprimanding or criticizing someone for their actions or behavior. It implies a sense of blame or disapproval towards the person. For example: The teacher scolded the student for being late - (先生が生徒を遅刻したことで責めた). She scolded him for his irresponsible actions - (彼の無責任な行動のために彼女は彼を責めた).

無責任: "Irresponsible". The Japanese word '無責任 (むせきにん)' is an adjectival noun that means 'irresponsible'. It refers to a person who lacks a sense of responsibility or accountability for their actions. This word is often used to criticize someone who fails to fulfill their duties or makes decisions without considering the consequences. For example: He acts in an irresponsible manner - (彼は無責任な行動をする). It's irresponsible to drive without a license - (免許なしで運転するのは無責任だ).

To make really sure you learn this Kanji, I've prepared an interactive lesson for you. You are going to learn the readings and meanings of this kanji.

But first, you need to know a little bit about Hiragana and Katakana.

Hiragana and katakana are japanese syllabaries, this means that each character represents a syllable.

This are the characters you need to know for this lesson:

The hiragana "せ" is read as "se". And The hiragana "き" is read as "ki".

Heres a quick tutorial on how to use it. You'll be asked three type of questions: meaning, reading, and writing.

For meanings questions all you have to do is type the english meaning. If there is more than one meaning, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Reading questions you have to type the reading in romaji (roman letters, our normal alphabet) and it'll be automatically converted to hiragana if necessary. If there is more than one reading, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Writing questions some options will appear and all you have to do is select the correct ones.