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Meanings
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Refers to morally or legally wrong acts; often used in serious, formal, or religious contexts. Can imply a sense of guilt or evil.
He acknowledged his crime/sin and deeply regretted it.
It is difficult to build a society without vice.
Usage patterns
- 〈事〉を罪悪と見なすto regard something as a sin/vice
In that society, drinking alcohol was regarded as a vice.
- 罪悪を犯すto commit a sin/wrongdoing
In his youth, he committed many sins.