責せめ

noun

responsibility; liability; blame

Used when someone is held accountable or blamed for a failure or problem. Often appears in set phrases like 責めを負う (to take the blame).

• 事じ故この責せめは運うん転てん手しゅにある。

  The responsibility for the accident lies with the driver.

• 彼かれは失しっ敗ぱいの責せめを負おわされた。

  He was made to take the blame for the failure.

noun

torture; torment

Refers to physical or mental torment, often in historical or dramatic contexts. Commonly seen in compounds like 責め苦 (torture, agony).

• 囚しゅう人じんは厳きびしい責せめを受うけた。

  The prisoner was subjected to severe torture.

• その拷ごう問もんは残ざん酷こくな責せめだった。

  The interrogation was a cruel torment.