Vocab Info

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)

    Dictionary Definition

    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 causing trouble. {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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      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 reprimanded by a police officer because I was looking around restlessly. {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)}

      • 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 reprimanded me. {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)}

      • 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. {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)}

      • 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. {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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