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犯す · godan verb (-su)

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	犯おかす	犯おかさない
Polite	犯おかします	犯おかしません
Past polite	犯おかしました	犯おかしませんでした
Past	犯おかした	犯おかさなかった
Te-form	犯おかして	犯おかさないで
Desire	犯おかしたい	犯おかしたくない
Potential	犯おかせる	犯おかせない
Passive	犯おかされる	犯おかされない
Causative	犯おかさせる	犯おかさせない
Causative passive	犯おかさせられる	犯おかさせられない
Volitional	犯おかそう
Polite volitional	犯おかしましょう
Imperative	犯おかせ	犯おかすな
Conditional	犯おかせば	犯おかさなければ
Tara conditional	犯おかしたら	犯おかさなかったら

Meanings

godan verb (-su), transitive verb

commit; perpetrate; make (a mistake)

Used for committing crimes, sins, or errors. Common collocations: 罪を犯す, 過ちを犯す.

彼かれは若わかいころに罪つみを犯おかした。
He committed a crime when he was young.
同おなじ過あやまちを二に度どと犯おかさないと誓ちかった。
I vowed never to make the same mistake again.

godan verb (-su), transitive verb

break; violate; transgress

Used for breaking rules, laws, promises, or taboos. Common collocations: 法律を犯す, 規則を犯す.

スピード違い反はんで法ほう律りつを犯おかした。
He broke the law by speeding.
彼かれはチームの規き則そくを犯おかして退たい場じょうになった。
He violated the team rules and was sent off.

godan verb (-su), transitive verb

rape; violate; deflower

Euphemistic or formal term for sexual assault. Often used in legal or news contexts.

犯はん人にんは女じょ性せいを犯おかしたとして逮たい捕ほされた。
The suspect was arrested for raping a woman.

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Usage patterns

〈人ひと〉を犯おかすto rape someone
彼かれは若わかい女じょ性せいを犯おかした罪つみで逮たい捕ほされた。
He was arrested for the crime of raping a young woman.
規き則そくを犯おかすto break a regulation
社しゃ員いんが会かい社しゃの規き則そくを犯おかすと処しょ罰ばつされる。
Employees are punished if they break company regulations.
〈事こと〉という罪つみを犯おかすto commit the crime of doing ~
彼かれは詐さ欺ぎという罪つみを犯おかした。
He committed the crime of fraud.

Expressions

法ほうを犯おかすviolate the law; break the law
禁きんを犯おかすbreak a prohibition; violate a ban
罪つみを犯おかすcommit a crime; commit a sin
ミスを犯おかすmake a mistake; commit an error
誤あやまりを犯おかすmake a mistake; commit an error
過あやまちを犯おかすmake a mistake; commit an error

Kanji

犯crime, sin, offense

Related words

違い反はんN3sense 2
違反する is a formal, legalistic verb for breaking a law or rule, while 犯す is broader and can also mean committing a crime or sin.
強ごう姦かん sense 3
強姦する is the direct, clinical legal term for rape, while 犯す is a softer, euphemistic word used in similar contexts.
破やぶるN4sense 2
破る is the everyday word for breaking a promise or rule, while 犯す sounds more formal and serious, often used for laws or taboos.
働はたらくN5
犯す directly means to commit a crime or violation, while 働く in this sense only appears in set phrases like 悪事を働く or 盗みを働く.

Opposites

守まもるN3sense 2
守る means to keep or obey a rule or law, the opposite of 犯す, which means to break or violate one.

Don't confuse with

侵おかすN1
犯す means to commit a crime, sin, or violation, while 侵す (same pronunciation, different kanji) means to invade or encroach on territory, rights, or privacy.
冒おかすN1
犯す is about committing a wrongful act, whereas 冒す (same pronunciation, different kanji) means to brave or risk danger, illness, or difficulty.

Written forms

犯おかすUsage85%
Standard kanji spelling for committing crimes, breaking rules, and sexual violation.
おかすUsage15%
Kana spelling is common in everyday writing, especially when the intended nuance is broad or the kanji is not needed.

Etymology

The kanji 犯 is composed of 犭 (dog/beast radical) and 㔾 (a phonetic component), originally suggesting an animal attacking or transgressing. The verb おかす has been used since Old Japanese with the core meaning of 'violate' or 'commit an offense'.