Level VI of XX on the frequency path
Frequency rank 729 / 2,608
Mid-frequency: not on every page, but regular in books and magazines.
More common than 筋 (Muscle), less common than 温 (Warm).
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.
責 is rank 729 of 2,608 in published Japanese.
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