blame, condemn, censure
責 centers on holding someone accountable for a fault: blaming, condemning, or censuring them for what they have done.
責 combines 龶 (a variant of 朿, a thorn or spike) with 貝 (shell, money). The original idea was likely a debt or obligation that pricks like a thorn, leading to the sense of blame or demand for payment.
The top part looks like a thorny plant, and the bottom is a shell (money). Imagine a thorny debt that pricks you, and someone blames you for not paying it back.
For セキ, imagine a seki (席, seat) in a courtroom where you are blamed and condemned: seki -> セキ, and you must sit in that seat to receive the censure.
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff)
responsibility; liability; blame
to condemn; to blame; to criticize; to criticise; to reproach; to accuse
duty; obligation
exemption from responsibility
responsibility; duty; obligation
mandatory vehicle liability insurance
self-condemnation; self-reproach; self-accusation
reprimand; rebuke; reproach; scolding
one's duty; responsibilities pertaining to one's work
blame; accusation; torture; maltreatment; pangs (of conscience)
heavy responsibility
blame; censure; reproof; reprimand; rebuke
taking responsibility
water torture
responsibility for wording of an article
to criticize harshly; to blame; to accuse; to grill
public liability
putting the blame on others; blaming others; (playing the) blame game
extrapunitive; tending to blame others