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殺人犯 (satsujinhan) Japanese meaning: murderer | Kotomora

殺さつ人じん犯はん

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Meanings

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Refers to a person who has committed murder. Used in legal, news, and general contexts.

警けい察さつは殺さつ人じん犯はんを逮たい捕ほした。

The police arrested the murderer.

彼かれは連れん続ぞく殺さつ人じん犯はんとして知しられている。

He is known as a serial murderer.

Kanji

殺kill, murder, butcher
人person
犯crime, sin, offense

Related words

殺さつ人じん
殺人 means 'murder' (the act), while 殺人犯 refers specifically to the person who commits it.
犯はん人にん
犯人 is a general term for 'criminal' or 'culprit'; 殺人犯 specifies the crime as murder.

Word family

連れん続ぞく殺さつ人じん犯はん
serial killer

Built from

殺さつ人じん+犯はん

Etymology

Compound of 殺人 (satsujin, 'murder') and 犯 (han, 'criminal' or 'offender').