Shirabe

咎めるとがめる

Common Ichidan Transitive
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Ichidan verbtransitive verb to blame;to reproach;to censure;to rebuke;to reprove;to find fault;to take to task;to criticize;to criticise
先生は彼女が間違ったことを咎めた。
The teacher blamed her for the mistake.
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Ichidan verbtransitive verb to question (a suspect);to challenge
守衛にとがめられた。
I was challenged by a gatekeeper.
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Ichidan verbtransitive verb to aggravate (an injury);to be aggravated;to get inflamed
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Ichidan verbintransitive verb to prick (one's conscience)
Other forms 尤める 【とがめる】 (search-only kanji form)
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expressions (phrasesIchidan verb to feel guilty;to suffer from a guilty conscience;to feel uneasy;to have qualms about;to have scruples about;to feel regret
うそをついたことで気がとがめている。
I feel guilty about having told a lie.
Other forms 気が咎める 【きがとがめる】