責 = 龶 + 貝

責 is a Japanese kanji written with 11 strokes, listed here under the keyword “blame”. It is built from 龶 (grow up) and 貝 (shellfish). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1661. It appears as a component in 5 other characters in this index.

Keyword: blame
RTK frame: 1661
Strokes: 11
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading): セキ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading): せ.める
Script: Japanese kanji
Also known as: винить
Same glyph as a traditional Chinese hanzi: 責 one's responsibility

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

Characters that contain 責

How to find 責 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “grow up” + “shellfish”. 責 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 責 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.