JLPT N3 · な-adjective

罪 (tsumi)

罪 (つみ, tsumi) is a Japanese な-adjective meaning “crime; sin”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: つみ
Romaji: tsumi
Word class: な-adjective
Level: JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

crime; sin; wrongdoing; indiscretion · noun, な-adjective, noun taking の
penalty; sentence; punishment · noun
fault; responsibility; culpability · noun
thoughtlessness; lack of consideration · noun, な-adjective

Example sentences

ビルはその罪を犯していなかった。

Bill did not commit the crime.

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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Conjugation of 罪

な-adjective. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.

Form	Japanese	Reading
Present (plain)	罪だ	つみだ tsumida
Present (polite)	罪です	つみです tsumidesu
Negative	罪じゃない	つみじゃない tsumijanai
Past	罪だった	つみだった tsumidatta
Negative past	罪じゃなかった	つみじゃなかった tsumijanakatta
Te-form	罪で	つみで tsumide
Before a noun	罪な	つみな tsumina
Adverb (~ni)	罪に	つみに tsumini

Kanji in 罪

guilt, sin, crimeザイ・つみ · 13 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 罪.

犯罪はんざいcrime

Source: JMdict entry 1296680 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.