Jisho

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Words — 37 found

Ichidan verb, Transitive verb
1. to condemn; to blame; to criticize; to criticise; to reproach; to accuse​
Ichidan verb, Transitive verb
2. to urge; to press; to pester​
Ichidan verb, Transitive verb
3. to torture; to torment; to persecute​
Ichidan verb, Transitive verb
4. to break in (a horse)​
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Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verb
1. to strike; to hit; to beat; to knock; to pound; to bang; to slap; to spank; to tap; to pat; to clap (one's hands); to play (the drums)​
  • みし見知らぬ
  • ひと人
  • が
  • げんかん玄関
  • の
  • ドア
  • を
  • しきりに
  • たたいた
  • 。
A stranger beat urgently at the front door.
Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verb
2. to attack; to bash; to criticize; to censure; to flame (on the Internet)​
  • しんぶん新聞
  • は
  • いっせい一斉に
  • その
  • せいじか政治家
  • を
  • たたき
  • はじめた
  • 。
The newspapers opened fire on the politician.
Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verb
3. to sound out (someone's views)​
Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verb
4. to pound (meat or fish); to chop into small pieces​
Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verb
5. to beat down the price​
Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verb
6. to talk (big, bad, idly, etc.)​as ...口を叩く
Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verb
7. to call; to invoke (e.g. a function)​Computing
Other forms
敲く 【たたく】
Notes
敲く: Rarely-used kanji form.
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Ichidan verb, Transitive verb
1. to blame; to reproach; to censure; to rebuke; to reprove; to find fault; to take to task; to criticize; to criticise​
  • せんせい先生
  • は
  • かのじょ彼女
  • が
  • まちが間違った
  • こと
  • を
  • とが咎めた
  • 。
The teacher blamed her for the mistake.
Ichidan verb, Transitive verb
2. to question (a suspect); to challenge​
  • しゅえい守衛
  • に
  • とがめられた
  • 。
I was challenged by a gatekeeper.
Ichidan verb
3. to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated; to get inflamed​
Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb
4. to prick (one's conscience)​See also 気が咎める
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もうぶん 申し分ない
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), I-adjective (keiyoushi)
1. perfect; ideal; completely satisfactory; leaving nothing to be desired; faultless; impeccable​
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申し分無い 【もうしぶんない】
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もうぶん 申し分のない
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), I-adjective (keiyoushi)
1. perfect; ideal; completely satisfactory; leaving nothing to be desired; faultless; impeccable​
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申し分の無い 【もうしぶんのない】
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せた 責め立てる
Ichidan verb, Transitive verb
1. to criticize harshly; to blame; to accuse; to grill​
Ichidan verb, Transitive verb
2. to urge; to press​
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責めたてる 【せめたてる】、責立てる 【せめたてる】
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Ichidan verb - zuru verb (alternative form of -jiru verbs), Transitive verb
1. to criticize; to point out faults; to speak ill of​See also 難じる
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Godan verb with 'u' ending, Transitive verb
1. to discuss​Usually written using kana alone
Godan verb with 'u' ending, Transitive verb
2. to find fault with; to criticize; to criticise​Usually written using kana alone
  • かれ彼
  • は
  • いろいろ
  • たにん他人
  • の
  • けってん欠点
  • を
  • あげつらう
  • のに
  • うんざり
  • して
  • しまった
  • 。
  • そこで
  • かれ彼らの
  • い言う
  • こと
  • は
  • なん何でも
  • 、
  • たとえ
  • どんなに
  • くだらなくて
  • も
  • そのまま
  • みと認める
  • ことにしている
  • 。
He got tired of being the devil's advocate and now agrees with every idea they suggest, no matter how dumb.
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よ 選りによって
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)
1. of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)​Usually written using kana alone, used to lament a particularly undesirable outcome or choice
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選りに選って 【よりによって】
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Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verb
1. to slander; to libel; to criticize; to criticise​Usually written using kana alone
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誹る 【そしる】、譏る 【そしる】
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Ichidan verb, Transitive verb
1. to criticize; to point out faults; to speak ill of​See also 難ずる
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Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verb
1. to censure; to criticize; to criticise; to rebuke; to defy; to disobey​Archaic
Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verb
2. to fashion after; to make in the form of; to imitate​Archaic
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牴牾く 【もどく】、抵牾く 【もどく】
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い とやかく言う
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Godan verb with 'u' ending
1. to say this and that (about); to say (critical) things; to criticize; to be critical (about); to find fault (with); to complain; to raise objections (to); to meddle (in); to interfere (in)​
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ぐんもうぞうひょう 群盲象を評す
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Godan verb with 'su' ending
1. the mediocre cannot understand the great​Proverb, Sensitive, See also 群盲象を撫でる
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つあ 吊るし上げる
Ichidan verb, Transitive verb
1. to hoist; to lift up​
Ichidan verb, Transitive verb
2. to (crowd around and) rebuke; to (gang up and) criticize; to reproach severely; to subject to a kangaroo court; to torment with hostile questions​
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つるし上げる 【つるしあげる】、吊し上げる 【つるしあげる】
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Noun
1. able to criticize but not to create (criticise)​Yojijukugo (four character compound)
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Noun
1. elements deserving criticism; material used to criticize someone (something)​
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Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verb
1. to dis; to diss; to disrespect; to speak ill of; to criticize; to disparage​Slang, Usually written using kana alone, See also ディス
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Godan verb with 'su' ending
1. to compliment and criticize lavishly (criticise)​
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ぐんもうぞうな 群盲象を撫ず
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)
1. the mediocre have no right to criticize the great​Sensitive, Proverb
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Kanji — 7 found

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7 strokes. JLPT N1. Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high.
攻
aggression, attack, criticize, polish
Kun: せ.める
On: コウ
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5 strokes.
叩
strike, beat, kow tow, hit, thrash, criticize
On: コウ
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100.0
22 strokes.
囋
to slander, to libel, to criticize, chatty, gossipy
Kun: こえ
On: サツ、 ザチ、 サン
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100.0
12 strokes.
訾
bad-mouth, criticize, defects
On: シ、 セイ、 サイ、 ソ
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Sentences — 14 found

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    • ひと人
    • が書いたものを読んで
    • ひはん批判
    • するのはたやすいが、自分で文章を書き上げるのは非常に困難である。
    It is easy to criticize when reading what others have written, but it is extremely difficult to complete a piece of writing yourself. — Jreibun
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