# 責 — Blame

Frequency rank 729 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Mid-frequency: not on every page, but regular in books and magazines.

More common than 筋 (Muscle), less common than 温 (Warm).

- On’yomi: せき
- Kun’yomi: せ
- Radical: 貝 Shell (Kangxi 154)
- Frequency path: Level VI of XX

The character looks like a stack of items being weighed — the top part pushes down as if placing blame on the bottom, pressing responsibility onto someone below.

In words:

- 責める せめる — to condemn,to blame,to criticize
- 責任 せきにん — duty,responsibility
- 責務 せきむ — duty;obligation

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