責める

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Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 5
kun'yomi

Etymology

From the classical lower bigrade verb(マ行下二段活用) せむ. Cognate with ()める (semeru), (せま) (semaru), (せば)める (sebameru), (せば)まる (sebamaru), and (せま) (semai).

Pronunciation

  • Tokyo pitch accent of conjugated forms of 「責める
Source: Online Japanese Accent Dictionary
Stem forms
Terminal (終止形)
Attributive (連体形)
責める
Imperative (命令形) 責めろ
Key constructions
Passive 責められる められ
Causative 責めさせる めさせ
Potential 責められる められ
Volitional 責めよう めよ
Negative 責めない ない
Negative perfective 責めなかった なかった
Formal 責めます めま
Perfective 責めた めた
Conjunctive 責めて めて
Hypothetical conditional 責めれば れば

Verb

()める (semerutransitive ichidan (stem () (seme), past ()めた (semeta))

  1. to blame
  2. to scold
  3. to pester, to press someone to do something
  4. to torment

Conjugation

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References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN