I Love Kanji責める (semeru)
責める (せめる, semeru) is a Japanese verb meaning “to condemn; to blame”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.
- Reading
- せめる
- Romaji
- semeru
- Word class
- Ichidan verb (る-verb)
- Level
- JLPT N3 (unofficial)
Meaning
- to condemn; to blame; to criticize; to criticise; to reproach · ichidan verb, transitive
- to urge; to press; to pester · ichidan verb, transitive
- to torture; to torment; to persecute · ichidan verb, transitive
- to break in (a horse) · ichidan verb, transitive
Example sentences
Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.
Conjugation of 責める
Ichidan verb (る-verb). Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.
| Form | Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 責める | せめる semeru |
| Polite (~masu) | 責めます | せめます sememasu |
| Negative | 責めない | せめない semenai |
| Polite negative | 責めません | せめません sememasen |
| Past | 責めた | せめた semeta |
| Polite past | 責めました | せめました sememashita |
| Negative past | 責めなかった | せめなかった semenakatta |
| Te-form | 責めて | せめて semete |
| Potential | 責められる | せめられる semerareru |
| Passive | 責められる | せめられる semerareru |
| Causative | 責めさせる | せめさせる semesaseru |
| Volitional | 責めよう | せめよう semeyou |
| Imperative | 責めろ | せめろ semero |
| Conditional (~ba) | 責めれば | せめれば semereba |
Kanji in 責める
Related words
Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 責める.
Source: JMdict entry 1383160 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.