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姦淫罪 (kaninzai) Japanese meaning: sex crimes | Kotomora

姦かん淫いん罪ざい

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Meanings

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sex crimes

Legal term referring to sexual offenses, especially adultery or fornication under criminal law. Rare in everyday conversation; used in legal contexts.

旧きゅう刑けい法ほうでは姦かん淫いん罪ざいが規き定ていさ

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Sex crimes were stipulated in the old criminal code.

Kanji

姦wicked, mischief, seduce
淫lewdness, licentiousness
罪guilt, sin, crime

Related words

性せい犯はん罪ざい
性犯罪 is the broader, modern term for sexual offenses, while 姦淫罪 is an older, more specific legal term often associated with adultery.

Built from

姦かん淫いん+罪ざい

Etymology

Compound of 姦淫 (adultery, fornication) and 罪 (crime). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the spelling is conventionally associated with sexual offenses in legal contexts.