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What is the Kanji for "Crime"?

If you are wondering what is the Japanese Kanji for "Crime", you've come to the right place!

The Japanese Kanji for "Crime" is "".

This kanji has 2 readings:

Its kunyomi reading is "Oka".

Its onyomi reading is "Han".

kunyomi readings are based on the pronunciation of native Japanese words, and onyomi readings are based on the Chinese pronunciation of the character.

If you visually breakdown this kanji, you can see is made up of 2 parts:

The component "犭" . And The component "㔾" .

Now, let's make sure you understand this kanji the other way around too.

What does the kanji "" mean in japanese?

"" means "Crime".

Japanese School Students learn this kanji in Fifth Grade, while foreigners may learn this kanji in preparation for the JLPT N3 exam.

Here are some words that use this kanji:

犯罪: "Crime". The Japanese noun '犯罪 (はんざい)' means 'crime'. This word refers to an illegal or unethical act that violates the law and social norms. It can be used to describe a wide range of unlawful activities, such as theft, murder, or fraud. For example: She committed a serious crime - (彼女は重大な犯罪を犯した). The police are investigating the crime - (警察は犯罪を調査している).

犯人: "Culprit". The Japanese noun '犯人 (はんにん)' refers to a 'culprit', the person who has committed a crime or offense. This word is used to identify the individual responsible for a wrongful act. For example: The culprit was arrested by the police - (犯人は警察に逮捕された). The police are searching for the culprit - (警察は犯人を捜している).

犯す: "Commit". The Japanese verb '犯す (おかす)' means 'to commit'. This verb is used to describe the act of perpetrating or carrying out an offense or crime. It can be used in contexts such as committing a crime, sin, or violation. For example: He committed a crime - (彼は犯罪を犯した). I will not commit that mistake again - (私はその過ちを犯すまい).

: "Crime" or "Criminal". The Japanese suffix '犯 (はん)' is used to indicate a crime or criminal. It is commonly seen in compound words that describe different types of criminal activities or offenders, such as 強盗犯 (ごうとうはん) - armed robber, 窃盗犯 (せっとうはん) - thief, or 殺人犯 (さつじんはん) - murderer. The suffix '犯' conveys the meaning of 'one who commits' a particular crime. For example: Murderer - (殺人犯). She is a shoplifter - (彼女は万引き犯です).

To make really sure you learn this Kanji, I've prepared an interactive lesson for you. You are going to learn the readings and meanings of this kanji.

But first, you need to know a little bit about Hiragana and Katakana.

Hiragana and katakana are japanese syllabaries, this means that each character represents a syllable.

This are the characters you need to know for this lesson:

The hiragana "は" is read as "ha". The hiragana "ん" is read as "n". The hiragana "お" is read as "o". And The hiragana "か" is read as "ka".

Heres a quick tutorial on how to use it. You'll be asked three type of questions: meaning, reading, and writing.

For meanings questions all you have to do is type the english meaning. If there is more than one meaning, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Reading questions you have to type the reading in romaji (roman letters, our normal alphabet) and it'll be automatically converted to hiragana if necessary. If there is more than one reading, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Writing questions some options will appear and all you have to do is select the correct ones.