犯はん罪ざい

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Common wordJLPTN3Freq.FrequencyTop 2,000

Meanings

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noun

crime; offense

General term for illegal acts. Used in legal, news, and everyday contexts.

彼かれは犯はん罪ざいを犯おかした疑うたがいで逮

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He was arrested on suspicion of committing a crime.

犯はん罪ざいのない社しゃ会かいを目め指ざす。

We aim for a society without crime.

Usage patterns

犯はん罪ざいを犯おかすto commit a crime
彼かれは若わかいころに犯はん罪ざいを犯おかした。
He committed a crime when he was young.
犯はん罪ざいを防ふせぐto prevent crime
警けい察さつは地ち域いきの犯はん罪ざいを防ふせぐために巡じゅん回かいしている。
The police patrol to prevent crime in the area.
犯はん罪ざいに巻まき込こまれるto get caught up in a crime
旅りょ行こう中ちゅうに犯はん罪ざいに巻まき込こまれることもある。
You can sometimes get caught up in a crime while traveling.
犯はん罪ざいが起おきるa crime occurs
夜よるになるとこの辺あたりで犯はん罪ざいが起おきることがある。
Crimes sometimes occur around here at night.

Expressions

軽かるい犯はん罪ざいminor offense; minor crime
犯はん罪ざいに及およぶcommit a crime; resort to crime

Kanji

犯crime, sin, offense
罪guilt, sin, crime

Related words· 9

罪つみN3
罪 is a broader, more moral/religious term for wrongdoing or sin, while 犯罪 is the concrete legal term for a crime.
違い法ほうN1
違法 describes an act as illegal (an adjective/noun of quality), whereas 犯罪 refers to the actual criminal act itself.
犯はん行こうN1
犯行 focuses on the specific criminal act committed by someone, while 犯罪 is the general category of crime.
刑けい事じ事じ件けん
犯罪 refers to the crime or offense itself, while 刑事事件 refers to the legal case built around that crime.

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悪あく事じN1
犯罪 is the standard legal term for a crime, while 悪事 has a broader moral connotation of wrongdoing that need not be illegal.
罪ざい悪あく
犯罪 is the standard legal term for a crime, while 罪悪 has a stronger moral or religious connotation of sin or evil.
非ひ行こうN1
犯罪 refers broadly to any crime, while 非行 specifically denotes delinquent or improper conduct, often by minors, that may not always be strictly illegal.

Don't confuse with

犯はん人にんN3
犯人 means 'the criminal' (the person), while 犯罪 means 'the crime' (the act), and learners often mix up the two due to the shared kanji 犯.
悪あく行ぎょう
犯罪 refers specifically to an act that breaks the law, whereas 悪行 is a broader moral term for wickedness that may or may not be illegal.

Word family· 53

軽けい犯はん罪ざいN2
minor offense; misdemeanor
犯はん罪ざい防ぼう止しN2
crime prevention
性せい犯はん罪ざい
sex crime; sexual offense

Etymology

Compound of 犯 (commit, violate) and 罪 (crime, sin). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the combination naturally yields the meaning 'crime'.

軽けい犯はん罪ざい

N2

犯罪 is the general word for crime of any severity, while 軽犯罪 specifically denotes a less serious offense.

犯はん

犯罪 is the general noun for 'crime' itself, whereas 犯 is a suffix that turns a crime name into the term for the offense or offender.

犯はん罪ざい学がく

criminology

犯はん罪ざい性せい

criminality; criminal propensity

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犯はん罪ざい歴れき
criminal record
犯はん罪ざい死し
wrongful death; death caused by violent crime
犯はん罪ざい率りつ
crime rate
犯はん罪ざい者しゃ
criminal; culprit; offender
重じゅう犯はん罪ざい
felony; serious crime
銃じゅう犯はん罪ざい
gun crime; gun-related crime

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