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.
自責の念に駆られる。
To be driven by a sense of guilt.
彼は事故のことで自責の念を感じている。
He feels a sense of guilt about the accident.
もっと早く気づいていれば助けられたのにと、自責の念に苛まれた。
I was tormented by guilt, thinking I could have helped if only I had noticed sooner.
Composed of 自責 (self-blame) and の念 (feeling, sense of). A literary and somewhat formal expression for deep guilt.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 自責の念に駆られる: to be driven by guilt
- 自責の念に苛まれる: to be tormented by guilt
- 自責の念を感じる: to feel remorse
- 自責の念を抱く: to harbor feelings of guilt
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 罪悪感: sense of guilt — more general, often about moral wrongdoing
- 後悔: regret — regretting one's actions (broader than self-blame)
- 自責: self-blame — the noun alone, without の念