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軽罪 (けいざい, keizai) Japanese meaning: minor offense | Kotomora

軽けい罪ざい

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Meanings

1

minor offense; misdemeanor

Legal term for a less serious crime, contrasted with 重罪 (felony).

軽けい罪ざいで罰ばっ金きんを科かされた。
He was fined for a minor offense.

Kanji

軽lightly, trifling, unimportant
罪guilt, sin, crime

Related words

重じゅう罪ざい
軽罪 is a minor offense or misdemeanor, while 重罪 is a serious crime or felony.

Etymology

Compound of 軽 (light, minor) and 罪 (crime, offense).

軽けい罪ざいと重じゅう罪ざいの区く別べつは重じゅう要ようだ。

The distinction between misdemeanors and felonies is important.