How to say 'Crime' in Japanese | 犯

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The Japanese word for Crime is 'Han', written as 犯 in Japanese.'Crime' in hiragana is はん.

word

犯

Meaning

Crime

Reading

はん

han

Kanji

犯Crime

Explanation

The Japanese suffix '犯 (はん)' means 'crime' and is used to denote someone who has committed a specific type of crime. It is often attached to nouns to form compound words that describe the perpetrator of a crime. For example: a thief is a '窃盗犯 (せっとうはん)'. A murderer is a '殺人犯 (さつじんはん)'. This suffix is commonly used in legal and news contexts to specify the nature of the crime committed. Example sentences: The police arrested the thief「警察は窃盗犯を逮捕した」(けいさつはせっとうはんをたいほした). The murderer was sentenced to life imprisonment「殺人犯は終身刑を宣告された」(さつじんはんはしゅうしんけいをせんこくされた).

Part Of Speech

suffix

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

4975

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 犯

This word contains 1 kanji character:

kanji

犯

Meaning

Crime

Words Related to 犯 Through the Kanji 犯

These 3 Words contain the Kanji 犯 as well.

word

犯罪

Meaning

Crime

word

犯人

Meaning

Criminal

word

犯す

Meaning

Commit

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'Han' means 'Crime' .

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