# 咎 — Blame

Frequency rank 2193 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Rarer in this ranking, but still part of the 2,608-character published set.

More common than 勲 (Merit), less common than 倭 (Yamato).

- On’yomi: きゅう、こう、く
- Kun’yomi: とが、とがめる
- Radical: 口 Mouth (Kangxi 30)
- Frequency path: Level XVII of XX

In words:

- 咎める とがめる — to blame;to find fault;to take someone to task;to aggravate (an injury)

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