自責(じせき)

じせき
noun
self-reproach; self-blame
1. self-reproach; self-blame; remorse
The act of blaming oneself for something that went wrong or for a perceived failing.
自責(じせき)の念(ねん)に駆(か)られる。
To be tormented by feelings of self-blame.
彼(かれ)は事故(じこ)のことで自責(じせき)の念(ねん)に苦(くる)しんでいる。
He is suffering from self-blame over the accident.
あの時(とき)止(と)めていればと、自責(じせき)の気持(きも)ちが消(き)えない。
I can't shake the feeling of self-blame, thinking I should have stopped it then.

自責(じせき) is a noun meaning self-blame. It most commonly appears in the set phrase 自責(じせき)の念(ねん) (feelings of self-reproach).

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 自責(じせき)の念(ねん) (feelings of self-blame)
  • 自責(じせき)の念(ねん)に駆(か)られる (to be driven by self-reproach)
  • 自責(じせき)の念(ねん)に苦(くる)しむ (to suffer from self-blame)
  • 自責(じせき)点(てん) (earned run — in baseball)

USAGE NOTES:
In emotional/psychological contexts, 自責(じせき)の念(ねん) is the standard phrase. In baseball, 自責(じせき)点(てん) refers to an earned run (a run for which the pitcher is responsible), giving the word a completely different usage in sports contexts.

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