noun, takes する, transitive verb

  1. reprimand, rebuke, censure, reproof.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
譴責 けんせき
 
 
けん責 けんせき

Contained Kanji Breakdown

reproach
ケン せめ.る (Kentei 1)
say, word
い.う こと ゲン (2nd, N4)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
dispatch, despatch, send
つか.う ケン や.る (Early Jr. High, N1)
in, inside, middle
なか チュウ うち (1st, N5)
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン シ ジョ
terraced hill
walk, road, (辵 variant, one dot jōyō form)
blame, condemn, censure
セキ せ.める (5th, N3)
life, (生 variant)
shellfish
かい バイ (1st, N2)
eye, class, look
め モク ボク (1st, N4)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ や はっ (1st, N5)