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JLPT N3 · Noun

犯罪 (hanzai)

犯罪 (はんざい, hanzai) is a Japanese noun meaning “crime; offence”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading
はんざい
Romaji
hanzai
Word class
Noun
Level
JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

  1. crime; offence; offense · noun

Example sentences

戦争は人類に対する犯罪だ。
War is a crime against humanity.
Tatoeba #141259

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

Kanji in 犯罪

犯
crime, sin, offenseハン・ボン・おか.す · 5 strokes
罪
guilt, sin, crimeザイ・つみ · 13 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 犯罪.

犯人はんにんoffender防犯ぼうはんprevention of crime犯すおかすto commit (e.g. crime)罪つみcrime

Source: JMdict entry 1481590 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.