11 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 5th grade
JLPT exam level N3

blame, condemn, censure

Kun'yomi
  • to condemn ②to urge ③to torture ④to break in (a horse)
On'yomi
  • セキ
    responsibility

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

セキ 83.2%
める 16.8%

Character Breakdown

blame, condemn, censure
セキ せ.める (5th, N3)
life (生) variant
shellfish
かい バイ (1st, N2)
eye, class, look
め モク ボク (1st, N4)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ や はっ (1st, N5)

Contained In

Common Words

duty ②liability
to condemn ②to urge ③to torture ④to break in (a horse)
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff)
responsibility
sense of responsibility
responsibility ②torture
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References

Unicode hex code 8CAC
JIS X 0208 1-32-53
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 4492
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 5780
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2467
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 3115
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 1595
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O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 492
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 36682
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 728
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 655
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 666
Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 649
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 923
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 751
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 739
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 638
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1726
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1555
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 7b4.4
Four corner code 5080.6
De Roo Code 1461