Keyword
responsibility
Info
FrequencyTop 700-800
Type
Kyōiku (5th grade) 
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KankenLevel 6
Heisig1661
Readings
せき
(69%)
(28%)
Composed of
king with a hat
shellfish
Used in kanji (8 in total)
pile up and accumulate
achievements
pickle (something)
vestiges
Used in vocabulary (168 in total)
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
irresponsibility
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
to be responsible for; to bear the responsibility of
duty; obligation
reprimand; rebuke; reproach; scolding
sense of responsibility
responsibility; liability; blame; torture; torment; persecution
to criticize harshly; to blame; to accuse; to urge; to press
to bear responsibility for; to be liable for; to answer for; to take the blame for
responsibility; duty; obligation
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
self-responsibility; on one's own responsibility; at one's own risk
heavy responsibility
guilty conscience; feelings of remorse
to be responsible for; to bear the responsibility of
torture; pains (of hell)
a question (an issue) of where responsibility (liability) lies; a question of who is responsible (to blame)
shift the responsibility (for something) on to (someone); pass the buck
to fulfill one's responsibilities
self-condemnation; self-reproach; self-accusation
collective responsibility; joint liability
full responsibility
to be answerable (for); to take the blame
to criticize harshly; to blame; to accuse; to urge; to press
one's duty; responsibilities pertaining to one's work
avoiding or dodging responsibility
blame; accusation; torture; maltreatment; pangs (of conscience)
to take the blame; to take responsibility; to assume liability; to bear the burden
managerial liability; executive responsibility; accountability
accountability; being held accountable
to torture; to persecute; to excruciate
to take the blame; to take responsibility; to assume liability; to bear the burden
pursuing liability; finding out who is at fault; trying to pin the blame on someone
water torture
reprimand; rebuke; censure; reproof
to torture; to persecute; to excruciate
exemption from responsibility; disclaimer
torture; pains (of hell)
legal competency; criminal responsibility; ability to fulfil one's responsibilities; full accountability
reprimand; rebuke; reproach; scolding
avoidance of responsibility; shirking (one's) responsibility
blame; censure; reproof; reprimand; rebuke
war responsibility (esp. in relation to Japan's role in WWII)
to shirk one's responsibility
to shoulder responsibility
social responsibility; social accountability
taking responsibility upon oneself (and resigning)
taking responsibility
management responsibility; administrative responsibility
fault; responsibility; culpability
compensation liability; indemnity liability; obligation to pay reparations
to fulfill one's responsibility
torture by fire
responsibility for wording of an article
final responsibility; ultimate responsibility
reproach; reprove; reprimand
responsibility or liability for a crime
responsible area; area of responsibility
instrument of torture
to heap blame upon
instruments of torture
joint responsibility; solidarity
personal reproof
mandatory vehicle liability insurance
(decision to) censure (as issued by the upper house of parliament)
torture in which the victim is bound and placed in a tub of snakes
responsibility for one's words
(one's) administrative responsibilities
avoiding or dodging responsibility
liability insurance
disclaimer; exemption clause; exclusions (liability, responsibility, etc.)
responsibility for the consequences; absolute liability; moral responsibility; answerability
reprimand; rebuke; censure; reproof
instruments of torture
sharing of responsibilities
putting the blame on others; blaming others; (playing the) blame game
disclaimer; exemption clause; waiver clause
to press (someone to do something); to make confess
traditional Koshogatsu ceremony where one person beats a fruit tree (usu. persimmon tree) with a pole while threatening to cut it down if it does not provide a plentiful harvest, with another person responding "I will, I will" for the tree
responsibility-taking system; taking responsibility
demanding; urging
leaving the remaining corrections up to the printer after having finished proofreading; OK with corrections
to shirk a responsibility
to heap blame upon
to press (someone to do something); to make confess
breaking in a horse
intropunitive; tending to blame oneself (rather than others)
lack of responsibility; absence of liability
responsibly; properly; correctly
breaking in a horse
limited liability company (US, Australia, etc.); LLC
to pester someone (e.g. to buy something)
Edo-period form of torture in which criminals were stuffed into straw bags with their heads exposed, piled together, and whipped (commonly used on Christians)
imputation of responsibility; attribution of responsibility
corporate responsibility
role and responsibility
to criticize harshly; to blame; to accuse; to urge; to press
to pester someone (e.g. to buy something)
instrument of torture
traditional Koshogatsu ceremony where one person beats a fruit tree (usu. persimmon tree) with a pole while threatening to cut it down if it does not provide a plentiful harvest, with another person responding "I will, I will" for the tree
traditional Koshogatsu ceremony where one person beats a fruit tree (usu. persimmon tree) with a pole while threatening to cut it down if it does not provide a plentiful harvest, with another person responding "I will, I will" for the tree
traditional Koshogatsu ceremony where one person beats a fruit tree (usu. persimmon tree) with a pole while threatening to cut it down if it does not provide a plentiful harvest, with another person responding "I will, I will" for the tree
sleep deprivation (as a form of torture)
reproving for a fault
person appointed by an electoral nominee to be in charge of their campaign-fund accounting
guarantee obligations
salary supplement, usu. paid for higher ranking employees
strong reprimand; rebuke
Japanese bondage torture (bound victim sits cross-legged with their arms tied behind them, and the rope is tightened until their ankles touch their neck)
Japanese bondage torture (bound victim sits cross-legged with their arms tied behind them, and the rope is tightened until their ankles touch their neck)
torture in which the victim is whipped with arrow shafts
environmental responsibility
leaving the remaining corrections up to the printer after having finished proofreading; OK with corrections
shareholder responsibility; stockholder liability
impunitive; not tending to blame others
extrapunitive; tending to blame others
form of torture in which molten lead is poured over the victim's back
limited liability partnership; limited liability business partnership; LLP
Examples (168 in total)
I am responsible for this failure.
This isn't my responsibility. It's yours.
I'm sorry. I'm partly responsible for it.