責め
Meanings
Noun
1. responsibility; liability; blame
2. torture; torment
Kanji used
Pitch accent
せめ
Used in vocabulary
海老責め
bondage torture where the bound victim sits cross-legged with their arms tied behind them, with the rope tightened until their ankles touch their neck
Noun
俵責め
Edo-period form of torture in which criminals were stuffed into straw bags with their heads exposed, piled together, and whipped (commonly used on Christians)
Noun
Examples1
彼
He is being harassed by a flood of questions from his students.