| 咎 | |||
| fault, defect; error, mistake | |||
| Radical | 口 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Strokes (without radical) | 5 | Total Strokes | 8 |
| Mandarin reading | jiù gaō | Cantonese reading | gau3 gou1 |
| Japanese on reading | kyuu kou | Japanese kun reading | toga togameru |
| Korean reading | kwu ko | Vietnamese reading | |
| 咎 | |||
| fault, defect; error, mistake | |||
| Radical | 口 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Strokes (without radical) | 5 | Total Strokes | 8 |
| Mandarin reading | jiù gaō | Cantonese reading | gau3 gou1 |
| Japanese on reading | kyuu kou | Japanese kun reading | toga togameru |
| Korean reading | kwu ko | Vietnamese reading | |
| 咎有应得 | [ jiù yoǔ yīng dé ] to deserve what one gets (punishment, mishap etc) (idiom) |
| ⇒ 动辄得咎 | [ dòng zhé dé jiù ] faulted at every turn (idiom); can't get anything right |
| ⇒ 引咎辞职 | [ yǐn jiù cí zhí ] to admit responsibility and resign |
| ⇒ 归咎 | [ guī jiù ] to put the blame on, to accuse |
| ⇒ 难辞其咎 | [ nán cí qí jiù ] cannot escape censure (idiom), has to bear the blame |