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凶悪犯 (きょうあくはん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

凶きょう悪あく犯はん

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Meanings

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noun

heinous criminal; vicious criminal

Refers to a criminal who has committed a particularly brutal or atrocious crime. Often used in news reports and legal contexts.

警けい察さつは凶きょう悪あく犯はんを逮たい捕ほするために大だい規き模ぼな捜そう査さを行おこなった。
The police conducted a large-scale investigation to arrest the heinous criminal.

その凶きょう悪あく犯はんは無む期き懲ちょう役えきを言いい渡わたされた。

The vicious criminal was sentenced to life imprisonment.

Kanji

凶villain, evil, bad luck
悪bad, vice, rascal
犯crime, sin, offense

Similar words

犯はん罪ざい者しゃ
犯罪者 is a general term for any criminal, while 凶悪犯 specifically denotes a perpetrator of a heinous or violent crime.
凶きょう悪あく
凶悪 is an adjective meaning 'atrocious' or 'heinous'; 凶悪犯 is the noun form referring to the criminal who commits such acts.

Etymology

Compound of 凶悪 (きょうあく, 'heinous, atrocious') and 犯 (はん, 'criminal, offense').