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N2 Ichidan verb, Transitive verb, Intransitive verb

(とが)めるto blame, to reproach, to censure, to rebuke, to reprove, to find fault, to take to task, to criticize, to criticise, to question (a suspect), to challenge, to aggravate (an injury), to be aggravated, to get inflamed, to prick (one's conscience)

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    1. Ichidan verb, Transitive verb

      1.

      to blame, to reproach, to censure, to rebuke, to reprove, to find fault, to take to task, to criticize, to criticise

    2. Ichidan verb, Transitive verb

      2.

      to question (a suspect), to challenge

    3. Ichidan verb

      3.

      to aggravate (an injury), to be aggravated, to get inflamed

    4. Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb

      4.

      to prick (one's conscience)

    All Forms

    咎める 【とがめる】

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    Examples

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      傷口(きずぐち)()んで(とが)めています。

      The wound is festering and aggravating.

      • N2

      キョロキョロしていたら警官(けいかん)(とが)められた

      I was questioned by a police officer because I was looking around restlessly.

      • N2

      両親(りょうしん)(うそ)をつこうとした(とき)良心(りょうしん)(とが)めました

      When I tried to lie to my parents, my conscience rebuked me.

      • N2

      上司(じょうし)()かって過失(かしつ)(とが)めようものなら、(あと)(うら)まれてしまうだろう。

      If you dare to blame your boss for a mistake, you will probably be resented later.

      • N2

      (すで)()こってしまった失敗(しっぱい)(とが)めたって、その失敗(しっぱい)()えるわけではない。

      Blaming past mistakes won't make them disappear.

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