act of violence; vicious crime; murder
Refers to a violent criminal act, often serious crimes like murder or assault. Used in news and formal contexts.
The perpetrator committed a violent crime.
Two people died in a late-night act of violence.
brute; violent criminal; savage
Standard kanji spelling for violent crime or act of violence.
Rarely used kanji form; 兇 is an older variant of 凶.
Compound of 凶 (bad, evil, misfortune) and 行 (act, deed). The kanji 兇 is an older variant of 凶, now rarely used.