How to say 'Criminal' in Japanese | 犯人

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The Japanese word for Criminal is 'Hannin', written as 犯人 in Japanese.'Criminal' in hiragana is はんにん.

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犯人

Meaning

Criminal

Reading

はんにん

hannin

Kanji

犯Crime 人Person

Explanation

The Japanese noun '犯人 (はんにん)' refers to a 'criminal' or 'culprit', specifically someone who has committed a crime or wrongdoing. It is commonly used in legal, police, or investigative contexts. For example: The criminal was arrested「犯人は逮捕された」(はんにんはたいほされた). Who is the culprit?「犯人は誰ですか？」(はんにんはだれですか？). The word is neutral in tone and does not carry additional connotations unless specified by context.

Part Of Speech

noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

1624

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 犯人

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

kanji

犯

Meaning

Crime

kanji

人

Meaning

Person

Words Related to 犯人 Through the Kanji 犯

These 3 Words contain the Kanji 犯 as well.

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犯罪

Meaning

Crime

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犯す

Meaning

Commit

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犯

Meaning

Crime

Words Related to 犯人 Through the Kanji 人

These 77 Words contain the Kanji 人 as well.

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人

Meaning

Person

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人間

Meaning

Human

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一人

Meaning

Alone, One person

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二人

Meaning

Two people

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ご主人

Meaning

Husband

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人々

Meaning

People

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個人

Meaning

Individual

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一人で

Meaning

Alone

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外人

Meaning

Foreigner

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人生

Meaning

Life

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主人

Meaning

Master, Husband

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外国人

Meaning

Foreigner

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友人

Meaning

Friend

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人物

Meaning

Person, Character

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本人

Meaning

Person

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他人

Meaning

Others

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老人

Meaning

Elderly

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人口

Meaning

Population

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'Hannin' means 'Criminal' .

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