Japanese symbol for “crime”
犯罪
はんざい
Romaji: hanzai
crime; offence; offense
In Japanese, crime is 犯罪, read はんざい (hanzai).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n crime; offence; offense
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “crime”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 罪 | つみ tsumi | crime; sin; wrongdoing |
| 犯行 | はんこう hankou | crime; criminal act; offence |
| 罪悪 | ざいあく zaiaku | crime; sin; vice |
| 罪状 | ざいじょう zaijou | (nature of a) crime; (criminal) charge |
| 罪 | ざい zai | crime |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 犯人 | はんにん hannin | offender; criminal; culprit |
| 犯行 | はんこう hankou | crime; criminal act; offence |
| 防犯 | ぼうはん bouhan | prevention of crime |
| 犯す | おかす okasu | to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to make (e.g. mistake) |
| 戦犯 | せんぱん senpan | war criminal |
| 謝罪 | しゃざい shazai | apology |
| 無罪 | むざい muzai | innocence; being not guilty |
| 有罪 | ゆうざい yuuzai | guilt; culpability |
See also: Chinese symbol for “crime”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.
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