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犯罪者 (はんざいしゃ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

犯はん罪ざい者しゃ

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ん

ざ

い

しゃ

Common word

Meanings

1

noun

criminal; culprit; offender

Refers to a person who has committed a crime. Neutral term used in legal, news, and everyday contexts.

警けい察さつは犯はん罪ざい者しゃを逮たい捕ほした。
The police arrested the criminal.
彼かれは犯はん罪

ざい

者しゃ

と

し

て

裁さい

判ばん

に

かけ

られ

た

。

He was tried as a criminal.

Kanji

犯crime, sin, offense
罪guilt, sin, crime
者someone, person

Similar words

犯はん人にん
犯人 is more specific to the perpetrator of a particular incident, while 犯罪者 is a broader term for anyone who commits crimes.
容よう疑ぎ者しゃ
容疑者 means 'suspect' and implies the person is not yet proven guilty, whereas 犯罪者 assumes guilt.

Etymology

Compound of 犯罪 (crime) + 者 (person). The kanji 犯 means 'offend' or 'violate', 罪 means 'crime' or 'sin', and 者 is a common suffix for 'person'.