Japanese symbol for “culpability”
有罪
ゆうざい
Romaji: yuuzai
guilt; culpability
In Japanese, culpability is 有罪, read ゆうざい (yuuzai).
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Meanings
- adj-no, n guilt; culpability
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “culpability”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 罪 | つみ tsumi | fault; responsibility; culpability |
| 有責性 | ゆうせきせい yuusekisei | culpability |
| 有責 | ゆうせき yuuseki | fault; responsibility; culpability |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 有る | ある aru | to be; to exist; to live |
| 有名 | ゆうめい yuumei | famous; well-known |
| 所有 | しょゆう shoyuu | possession; ownership |
| 有効 | ゆうこう yuukou | valid; effective |
| 有料 | ゆうりょう yuuryou | fee-charging; paid; not free |
| 有利 | ゆうり yuuri | advantageous; favourable; better |
| 犯罪 | はんざい hanzai | crime; offence; offense |
| 謝罪 | しゃざい shazai | apology |
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.