引咎

Traditional form:

引咎

Pinyin (reading):

yǐnjiù

Definitions:

• to take the blame
• to accept responsibility (for a mistake)

Characters:

• 引 - to pull, to stretch; to draw; to attract
• 咎 - fault, defect; error, mistake

Traditional characters:

• 引 - to pull, to stretch; to draw; to attract
• 咎 - fault, defect; error, mistake