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なじる · godan verb (-ru)

Meanings

godan verb (-ru), transitive verb

usually written using kana alone

Directly criticizing or reproaching someone for a fault, often with a confrontational tone. Used when the speaker is expressing strong disapproval.

godan verb (-ru), transitive verb

question persistently; harp on; find fault

usually written using kana alone

Repeatedly questioning or pointing out faults, often with the intent to criticize or blame. Implies a persistent, sometimes nagging, interrogation.

〈人ひと〉〉を〈事こと〉〉で詰なじるto rebuke someone for something
彼かの女じょは夫おっとを浮うわ気きで詰なじった。
She rebuked her husband for his affair.
なぜ〈事こと〉〉のかと詰なじるto press someone repeatedly asking why (something happened)
なぜ黙だまっていたのかと彼かれを詰なじった。
I pressed him, demanding to know why he'd stayed silent.
〈人ひと〉〉を厳きびしく詰なじるto harshly rebuke someone
先せん生せいは生せい徒とを厳きびしく詰なじった。
The teacher harshly rebuked the student.

しかるN4sense 1
叱る is the general, everyday word for scolding (as a parent or superior would), while 詰る carries a sharper, more confrontational tone of reproach.
責せめるN3sense 1
責める focuses on holding someone responsible or blaming them, while 詰る adds the nuance of verbally pressing or reproaching them face to face.
非ひ難なんN2sense 1
非難する is a more formal, often public act of criticizing or condemning, whereas 詰る is a direct, personal, emotionally charged reproach.

褒ほめるN4sense 1
褒める means to praise someone, the direct opposite of 詰る, which means to rebuke or reproach them.

詰つめるN3
詰める shares the kanji 詰 with 詰る but means to stuff or pack something into a space, an unrelated meaning from the reading つめる.
詰つまるN2
詰まる shares the kanji 詰 with 詰る but means to become blocked or clogged, an unrelated meaning from the reading つまる.
なぞる
なじる sounds similar to なぞる but means to reproach or scold someone, not to trace or imitate.

なじるUsage48%
Usually written in kana; the kanji form 詰る is rare and may be confused with other readings.
詰なじるUsage52%
Rare kanji form; learners should use the kana spelling.

The origin is uncertain. The kanji 詰 means 'packed' or 'crammed', but its use here is conventional rather than etymologically transparent.