Japanese symbol for “felon”
重罪人
じゅうざいにん
Romaji: juuzainin
felon; serious offender; perpetrator of a grave crime
In Japanese, felon is 重罪人, read じゅうざいにん (juuzainin).
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 felon; serious offender; perpetrator of a grave crime
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “felon”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 重犯 | じゅうはん juuhan | felon; old offender |
| ひょう疽 | ひょうそ hyouso | whitlow; felon |
| 爪周囲炎 | そうしゅういえん soushuuien | paronychia; whitlow; felon |
| 爪囲炎 | そういえん souien | paronychia; whitlow; felon |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 重要 | じゅうよう juuyou | important; essential; significant |
| 体重 | たいじゅう taijuu | (body) weight |
| 貴重 | きちょう kichou | precious; valuable |
| 重視 | じゅうし juushi | regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of |
| 重大 | じゅうだい juudai | serious; important; significant |
| 重量 | じゅうりょう juuryou | weight |
| 犯罪 | はんざい hanzai | crime; offence; offense |
| 謝罪 | しゃざい shazai | apology |
| 人間 | にんげん ningen | human being; human; person |
See also: Chinese symbol for “felon”.
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.