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犯罪人 (hanzainin) Japanese meaning: criminal | Kotomora

犯はん罪ざい人にん

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Meanings

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criminal; offender; culprit

A person who has committed a crime; used in legal, news, and everyday contexts. Slightly formal compared to 犯人.

警けい察さつは犯はん罪ざい人にんの行方ゆくえ

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The police are tracking the whereabouts of the criminal.

彼かれは犯はん罪ざい人にんとして裁さい判ばんにかけられた。

He was tried as an offender.

Kanji

犯crime, sin, offense
罪guilt, sin, crime
人person

Related words

犯はん人にん
犯人 is the most common word for 'culprit' or 'perpetrator' in everyday speech. 犯罪人 is more formal and emphasizes the person as a criminal in a legal sense.
犯はん罪ざい者しゃ
犯罪者 is a near-synonym also meaning 'criminal' or 'offender'. 犯罪人 is slightly less common and can sound more formal or literary.

Word family

戦せん争そう犯はん罪ざい人にん
war criminal
逃とう亡ぼう犯はん罪ざい人にん
fugitive from justice; fugitive criminal

Built from

犯はん+罪ざい人にん

Etymology

Compound of 犯罪 (crime) + 人 (person). The reading はんざいにん follows standard on'yomi.