罪ざい人にん

ざ

い

に

ん

Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

1

noun

Refers to a person who has committed a crime or offense; can be used in legal, moral, or figurative contexts.

を

かばう

こと

は

、

あなた

自じ

身しん

の

立たち

場ば

を

危あや

うく

する

。

Shielding a wrongdoer puts your own position at risk.

犯はん罪ざい者しゃ
犯罪者 is a more formal and legal term for 'criminal', while 罪人 can carry a slightly more moral or literary nuance.
犯はん人にん
犯人 refers specifically to the perpetrator of a particular crime, whereas 罪人 is a broader term for anyone guilty of wrongdoing.

Compound of 罪 (つみ, 'crime') and 人 (ひと, 'person'), with the reading ざいにん derived from the on'yomi of the characters.