Japanese symbol for “misdemeanor”
軽犯罪
けいはんざい
Romaji: keihanzai
minor offence; minor offense; misdemeanor; misdemeanour
In Japanese, misdemeanor is 軽犯罪, read けいはんざい (keihanzai).
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Meanings
- n minor offence; minor offense; misdemeanor; misdemeanour
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “misdemeanor”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 微罪 | びざい bizai | minor offense; minor offence; misdemeanor |
| 違警罪 | いけいざい ikeizai | misdemeanor |
| 軽罪 | けいざい keizai | minor offense; minor offence; misdemeanor |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 気軽 | きがる kigaru | carefree; buoyant; lighthearted |
| 手軽 | てがる tegaru | easy; simple; informal |
| 軽い | かるい karui | light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily) |
| 軽減 | けいげん keigen | abatement; reduction |
| 軽傷 | けいしょう keishou | minor injury |
| 軽視 | けいし keishi | making light of; thinking little of; slighting |
| 犯罪 | はんざい hanzai | crime; offence; offense |
| 犯人 | はんにん hannin | offender; criminal; culprit |
| 謝罪 | しゃざい shazai | apology |
See also: Chinese symbol for “misdemeanor”.
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.