Refers to the act of blaming or finding fault with someone, often in a moral or disciplinary context. Commonly used in phrases like 咎めを受ける or 咎めを負う.
He received a reprimand from his boss.
He took the blame for his own mistake.
上司から厳しい咎めを受けた。
I received a stern rebuke from my boss.
失敗の咎めを負うのは私だ。
I am the one who bears the blame for the failure.
He made a good excuse and escaped censure.
称賛 means praise or commendation, the opposite of the fault-finding implied by 咎め.
blame; reproach; find fault with · question; challenge; call to account · aggravate an injury; make a wound inflamed · prick one's conscience; feel guilty
inflamed wound; festering sore
fault-finding; carping; nitpicking
Standard kanji spelling for this noun.
Kana spelling is common in everyday writing, especially when the kanji 咎 is less familiar.
Derived from the verb 咎める (とがめる, 'to blame, to find fault'). The noun form 咎め nominalizes the action of blaming or censuring.