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Japanese symbol for “culpability”

Romaji: yuuzai
guilt; culpability

In Japanese, culpability is , read (yuuzai).

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. adj-no, n guilt; culpability

Kanji and stroke order

possess, have, exist
on: ユウ、ウ
kun: あ.る
6 strokes · JLPT 3
guilt, sin, crime
on: ザイ
kun: つみ
13 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “culpability”

WordReadingMeaning
つみ tsumifault; responsibility; culpability
ゆうせきせい yuusekiseiculpability
ゆうせき yuusekifault; responsibility; culpability

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
ある aruto be; to exist; to live
ゆうめい yuumeifamous; well-known
しょゆう shoyuupossession; ownership
ゆうこう yuukouvalid; effective
ゆうりょう yuuryoufee-charging; paid; not free
ゆうり yuuriadvantageous; favourable; better
はんざい hanzaicrime; offence; offense
しゃざい shazaiapology

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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