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犯行 (はんこう, hankou) Japanese meaning: crime | Kotomora
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しら
べ
て
いる
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The police are investigating the motive for the crime.
The time of the offense is believed to be around 10 p.m.
Usage patterns 犯はん 行こう を 認みと める to admit to the crime
During questioning, the suspect admitted to the crime.
犯はん 行こう を 否ひ 認にん する to deny the crime
The defendant denied the crime until the very end.
犯はん 行こう に 及およ ぶ to go so far as to commit the crime
It's said he was driven to commit the crime by his debts.
犯はん 行こう を 重かさ ねる to commit crimes repeatedly
The man had been committing crimes repeatedly for several years.
犯はん 行こう を 自じ 供きょう する to confess to the crime
The man confessed the crime to the police.
犯はん 行こう の 手て 口ぐち the method/modus operandi of the crime
The police concluded it was the same offender based on the method used.
Kanji 行 going, journey, carry out Related words 犯罪 refers to crime as a general legal category, while 犯行 refers to a specific criminal act that was committed.
罪 is a broad, often moral or religious term for wrongdoing or sin, whereas 犯行 is a factual, legal term for the act of committing a crime.
悪事 is a somewhat literary word for wrongdoing or misdeeds in general, while 犯行 specifically denotes a legally defined criminal act.
犯行 specifically means a criminal act, while 仕業 is broader and can describe any mischievous or blameworthy deed, not necessarily a crime.
Etymology Compound of 犯 (offense, crime) and 行 (act, deed). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the spelling is conventionally associated with the meaning 'criminal act'.
こう
時じ
刻こく
crime scene; scene of the crime
Show 3 more letter of responsibility for a crime; criminal manifesto
premeditated crime; deliberate crime
criminal group; group behind a crime
