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大罪人 (だいざいにん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

大だい罪ざい人にん

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Meanings

1

serious criminal; heinous criminal

Refers to a person who has committed a grave crime; carries a strong condemnatory tone.

彼かれは大だい罪ざい人にんとして歴れき史しに名なを残

のこ

し

た

。

He went down in history as a heinous criminal.

その大だい罪ざい人にんは終しゅう身しん刑けいを言いい渡わたされた。

The serious criminal was sentenced to life imprisonment.

Kanji

大large, big
罪guilt, sin, crime
人person

Related words

犯はん罪ざい者しゃ
犯罪者 is a general term for 'criminal', while 大罪人 specifically emphasizes the gravity of the crime.
重じゅう罪ざい犯はん
重罪犯 is a legal term for 'felon', whereas 大罪人 is more literary and carries a moral condemnation.

Built from

大だい+罪ざい人にん

Etymology

Compound of 大 (great) + 罪人 (criminal). The reading だいざいにん follows standard on'yomi.