Related words 犯人 is a full noun meaning 'the criminal/culprit', while 犯 is a bound suffix attached to a crime type to name its perpetrator (e.g. 殺人犯 ).
犯罪 is the general noun for 'crime' itself, whereas 犯 is a suffix that turns a crime name into the term for the offense or offender.
Word family· 75 crime; offense
offender; criminal; culprit
crime; criminal act; offense
crime prevention · security (device, camera, etc.)
complicity; joint perpetration
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principal offender; principal offense
habitual criminal; recidivist · recidivism; habitual criminal activity
second offense; reoffending; recidivism
felony; major offense · felon; repeat offender
first offense · first-time offender
principal offense; principal offender
punishable offense; crime
burglary; larceny; theft
war criminal · person responsible for a team's defeat
infringement; violation
accomplice; complicity
criminal intent; malice
criminal record
evidence of a crime; criminal evidence
repeated offense; recidivism
pre-delinquency; likelihood of committing a crime
offense; violation
abandoned attempt; voluntary abandonment of a crime
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Written forms 犯はん Usage 95%
Standard kanji form for this suffix.
はん Usage 5%
Etymology The kanji 犯 means 'crime' or 'violation'. As a suffix, it derives from its use in Chinese compounds to denote a type of crime or offender.
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