Kanji

犯

crime, sin, offense

Kanji

Grade

Grade 5

Strokes

5 strokes

Radical

犬部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

ハン, ボン

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

おかす

Common Readings

ハン, おか…す

Example sentences

犯人 はんにん
警察はついにその犯人を捕まえた。

The police finally caught the culprit.

でない でない
彼が犯人でないことは明らかだ。

It is clear that he is not the culprit.

犯す おかす
彼は重大な過ちを犯してしまった

He committed a serious mistake.

ときに ときに
人はときに間違いを犯す。

People sometimes make mistakes.

犯罪 はんざい
犯罪のない社会を作りたい。

I want to create a society without crime.

囲う かこう
犯人を家の中に囲うのは犯罪です。

Harboring a criminal in one's house is a crime.

犯罪者 はんざいしゃ
警察はついにその犯罪者を捕まえた。

The police finally caught that criminal.

犯行 はんこう
警察は防犯カメラの映像から犯行を特定した。

The police identified the criminal act from the security camera footage.

証拠 しょうこ
警察は犯行の動かぬ証拠を見つけた。

The police found undeniable evidence of the crime.

はん
彼は前科三犯の泥棒だ。

He is a thief with three prior convictions.

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