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Japanese symbol for “criminology”

Romaji: hanzaigaku
criminology

In Japanese, criminology is , read (hanzaigaku).

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

  1. n criminology

Kanji and stroke order

crime, sin, offense
on: ハン、ボン
kun: おか.す
5 strokes · JLPT 2
guilt, sin, crime
on: ザイ
kun: つみ
13 strokes · JLPT 2
study, learning, science
on: ガク
kun: まな.ぶ
8 strokes · JLPT 4

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
はんざい hanzaicrime; offence; offense
はんにん hanninoffender; criminal; culprit
はんこう hankoucrime; criminal act; offence
ぼうはん bouhanprevention of crime
おかす okasuto commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to make (e.g. mistake)
せんぱん senpanwar criminal
しゃざい shazaiapology
むざい muzaiinnocence; being not guilty
がっこう gakkouschool

See also: Chinese symbol for “criminology”.

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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