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咎める - Japanese Dictionary | immit
咎める
とがめる
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動詞 / verb
1
to blame, to reproach, to criticize
誰も彼の失敗を咎めなかった。
No one blamed him for his failure.
遅刻を咎められて、彼は素直に謝った。
Reproached for being late, he apologized honestly.
子どものいたずらをいちいち咎めるのはやめなさい。
Stop scolding the children for every little prank.
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責める
非難
詰る
2
to question, to challenge, to stop and question
夜中に歩いていたら警官に咎められた。
I was stopped and questioned by a police officer while walking late at night.
門番は見知らぬ男を咎めて名前を尋ねた。
The gatekeeper challenged the stranger and asked his name.
誰にも咎められずに建物の中に入ることができた。
I was able to get into the building without anyone questioning me.
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問い質す
詰問
3
to feel guilty, to have a guilty conscience, to feel conscience-stricken
友達に嘘をついて気が咎める。
I feel guilty about lying to my friend.
良心が咎めて、落とし物を交番に届けた。
My conscience bothered me, so I took the lost item to the police box.
一人だけ先に帰るのは何となく気が咎めた。
I felt somehow guilty about going home before everyone else.
4
to become inflamed, to get worse (of a wound), to fester
無理をしたせいで傷が咎めてしまった。
The wound got worse because I overdid it.
いじりすぎるとにきびが咎めるよ。
If you keep touching that pimple, it'll get inflamed.
古傷が咎めて、雨の日は膝が痛む。
My old injury flares up, and my knee hurts on rainy days.
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polite
negative
present
咎める
past
咎めた
volitional
咎めよう
imperative
咎めろ
potential
咎められる
passive
咎められる
causative
咎めさせる
-te form
咎めて
conditional
咎めれば
conditional (-tara)
咎めたら
stem
咎め
desire (-tai)
咎めたい
desire, past (-takatta)
咎めたかった
negative (-zu)
咎めず
negative
negative (-nu)
咎めぬ
negative
negative conditional (-neba)
咎めねば
negative
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