責 — chaek, chae

Parts that make up 責

How 責 was formed

Traditional analysis treats 責 as a phonetic-semantic compound involving 朿, 貝.

Korean example words with 責

• 수책受責 Korean gloss: 책망을 받음
• 직책職責 Korean gloss: 직무상의 책임
• 질책叱責 Korean gloss: 꾸짖어 나무람
• 가책苛責 Korean gloss: 몹시 심하게 꾸짖음
• 국책國責 Korean gloss: 나라의 소임(所任)
• 죄책罪責 Korean gloss: 잘못을 저지른 책임
• 문책問責 Korean gloss: 잘못을 캐묻고 꾸짖음
• 책언責言 Korean gloss: 꾸짖거나 나무라는 말
• 경책警責 Korean gloss: 정신을 차리도록 꾸짖음
• 책무責務 Korean gloss: 직무에 따른 책임이나 임무
• 총책總責 Korean gloss: 총괄적인 책임을 맡은 사람
• 망책網責 Korean gloss: 정보망이나 간첩망의 우두머리

Definitions from Woorimalsam, National Institute of Korean Language (CC BY-SA 2.0 KR)

Japanese words with 責

• 責任せきにん duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability
• 責任者せきにんしゃ person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party
• 責務せきむ duty; obligation
• 無責任むせきにん irresponsibility
• 引責いんせき taking responsibility
• 刑事責任けいじせきにん criminal liability
• 責任感せきにんかん sense of responsibility
• 道義的責任どうぎてきせきにん moral obligation
• 免責めんせき exemption from responsibility
• 問責もんせき blame; censure; reproof
• 重責じゅうせき heavy responsibility
• 職責しょくせき one's duty; responsibilities pertaining to one's work

Characters sharing the phonetic 責

Most Han characters pair a meaning part with a sound part. Characters sharing a sound part are usually read alike.

Other hanja read “책”

Other hanja with radical 貝