咎 — kanji meaning “blame”
咎
blame, censure, reprimand
- Meanings
- blame, censure, reprimand
- On'yomi
- キュウ (kyuu)、コウ (kou)
- Kun'yomi
- とが.める、とが
- Strokes
- 8
- Classical radical
- 30
- Chinese reading
- jiù — Chinese character page
Words with 咎
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 咎める | とがめる togameru | to blame; to reproach; to censure |
| 咎め | とがめ togame | blame; censure; rebuke |
| 咎人 | とがにん toganin | offender; criminal |
| 見咎める | みとがめる mitogameru | to find fault with; to question |
| 傷咎め | きずとがめ kizutogame | inflamed wound |
| 咎め立て | とがめだて togamedate | fault-finding; carping |
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