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犯罪 (はんざい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

犯はん罪ざい

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Common wordJLPTN3Freq.FrequencyTop 2,000

Meanings

1

noun

General term for illegal acts. Used in legal, news, and everyday contexts.

彼かれは犯はん罪ざいを犯おかした疑うたがいで逮たい捕ほされた。
He was arrested on suspicion of committing a crime.
犯はん罪ざいのない社しゃ

会かい

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目め

指ざ

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。

We aim for a society without crime.

Kanji

犯crime, sin, offense
罪guilt, sin, crime

Similar words

違い法ほう
違法 means 'illegal' or 'unlawful' and is an adjective/noun describing the nature of an act, while 犯罪 is the act itself (a crime).
罪つみ
罪 is a broader term for 'sin', 'guilt', or 'crime' with moral/religious nuance, whereas 犯罪 is a more concrete legal term.

Etymology

Compound of 犯 (commit, violate) and 罪 (crime, sin). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the combination naturally yields the meaning 'crime'.