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とがめる is an exact match with one form of the following word:
咎める
BOOST
Reading : とがめる   
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to blame; to reproach; to censure; to rebuke; to reprove; to find fault; to take to task; to criticize; to criticise  (often written with kana only)
2. to question (a suspect); to challenge  (often written with kana only)
3. to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated; to get inflamed  (often written with kana only)
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
4. to prick (one's conscience)  (see also: 気が咎める; often written with kana only)
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 6 (among the 15,000 most useful words in Japanese)
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咎める is the most useful form. 1 additional form is shown below.
• This form is used about 70% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 176,000 (about 415,000 results)
• This form appears in Wikipedia's list of JLPT N1 vocabulary (see JLPT collections)
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
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Example sentences:
せんせい
先生
かのじょ
彼女
まちが
間違
った
こと
とが
めた

The teacher blamed her for the mistake.
けいかん
警官
じそく
時速
80キロ
うんてん
運転
した
わたし
とが
めた

The officer charged me with driving 80 kilometers an hour.
わたし
そんな
こと
するいささか
とが
めた

I had a slight scruple about doing that kind of thing.
とがめる
BOOST
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is used about 30% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 217,000 (about 142,000 results)
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
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とがめる to blame   
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カク   each; every   おのおの each   
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コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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ジン   ニン   ひと person   
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