Japanese symbol for “felony”
重罪
じゅうざい
Romaji: juuzai
felony; serious crime
In Japanese, felony is 重罪, read じゅうざい (juuzai).
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
- adj-no, n felony; serious crime
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “felony”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 重犯 | じゅうはん juuhan | felony; major offence |
| 重犯罪 | じゅうはんざい juuhanzai | felony; serious crime |
| 重大犯罪 | じゅうだいはんざい juudaihanzai | serious crime; felony |
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 |
See also: Chinese symbol for “felony”.
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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