自 責(じせき)の念(ねん)

じせきのねん

noun

sense of self-reproach; guilt; remorse

1. sense of self-reproach; guilt; remorse

A feeling of blaming oneself for something that went wrong. A deep, internal sense of guilt or responsibility for a negative outcome.

自責(じせき)の念(ねん)に駆(か)られる。

To be driven by a sense of guilt.

彼(かれ)は事故(じこ)のことで自責(じせき)の念(ねん)を感(かん)じている。

He feels a sense of guilt about the accident.

もっと早(はや)く気(き)づいていれば助(たす)けられたのにと、自責(じせき)の念(ねん)に苛(さいな)まれた。

I was tormented by guilt, thinking I could have helped if only I had noticed sooner.

Composed of 自責(じせき) (self-blame) and の念(ねん) (feeling, sense of). A literary and somewhat formal expression for deep guilt.

Common collocations

自責(じせき)の念(ねん)に駆(か)られる: to be driven by guilt
自責(じせき)の念(ねん)に苛(さいな)まれる: to be tormented by guilt
自責(じせき)の念(ねん)を感(かん)じる: to feel remorse
自責(じせき)の念(ねん)を抱(いだ)く: to harbor feelings of guilt

Similar words

罪悪感(ざいあくかん): sense of guilt — more general, often about moral wrongdoing
後悔(こうかい): regret — regretting one's actions (broader than self-blame)
自責(じせき): self-blame — the noun alone, without の念(ねん)

Related Words

Compare: 罪悪感(ざいあくかん) (sense of guilt)

Compare: 後悔(こうかい) (regret)

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Added 2026.3.30 2:10 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02

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