Japanese symbol for “perpetrate”
犯す
おかす
Romaji: okasu
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to make (e.g. mistake)
In Japanese, perpetrate is 犯す, read おかす (okasu).
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Meanings
- v5s, vt to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to make (e.g. mistake)
- v5s, vt to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to transgress; to contravene
- v5s, vt to rape; to violate; to ravish; to deflower
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “perpetrate”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 働く | はたらく hataraku | to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate; to do |
| 仕出かす | しでかす shidekasu | to (go and) do; to make (a blunder, mess, etc.); to perpetrate |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 犯罪 | はんざい hanzai | crime; offence; offense |
| 犯人 | はんにん hannin | offender; criminal; culprit |
| 犯行 | はんこう hankou | crime; criminal act; offence |
| 防犯 | ぼうはん bouhan | prevention of crime |
| 戦犯 | せんぱん senpan | war criminal |
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.