Kanji

罪

罪

guilt, sin, crime, fault, blame, offense

Kanji

Grade

Grade 5

Strokes

13 strokes

Radical

网部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

ザイ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

つみ

Common Readings

ザイ, つみ

Example sentences

罪 つみ
彼 は 罪 を 犯して 警察 に 捕まった 。

He committed a crime and was caught by the police.

巻き込む まきこむ
罪 の ない 市民 が 戦争 に 巻き込まれた 。

Innocent civilians were caught up in the war.

謝罪 しゃざい
彼 は 自分 の 過ち を 認め 、 深く 謝罪 した 。

He admitted his mistake and apologized deeply.

男らしい おとこらしい
彼 は 男らしい 態度 で 謝罪 した 。

He apologized with a manly attitude.

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.

罪悪感 ざいあくかん
ダイエット 中 な の に ケーキ を 食べてしまい 、 罪悪感 を 感じた 。

Even though I'm on a diet, I ended up eating cake and felt guilty.

苛む さいなむ
彼 は 罪悪感 に 苛まれている 。

He is tormented by guilt.

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.

罪人 ざいにん
彼 は 罪人 として 法廷 で 裁かれる こと に なった

He was to be judged in court as a criminal.

Example Vocabulary

罪

つみ

sin; crime; guilt

謝罪

しゃざい

apology

犯罪

はんざい

crime; offense

罪悪感

ざいあくかん

guilt; guilty conscience; sense of guilt

犯罪者

はんざいしゃ

criminal; perpetrator

罪人

ざいにん

criminal; sinner; offender

断罪

だんざい

condemnation; conviction; judgment

罪を犯す

つみをおかす

to commit a crime; to commit a sin

大罪

だいざい

冤罪

えんざい

false charge, false accusation

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