JLPT N3 · 5 strokes
Kanji 犯: "crime, sin, offense"
The kanji 犯 means "crime, sin, offense". It is written with 5 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N3, read ハン, ボン in on'yomi and おか.す in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ハンボン
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
おか.す
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | crime, sin, offense |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 5 |
| JLPT level | N3 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 5 |
| Frequency rank | 874 of 2,501 |
Common words with 犯
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 犯人offender; criminal; culprit
- 犯すto commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to make (e.g. mistake) · to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to transgress; to contravene
- 犯罪crime; offence; offense
- 犯罪者criminal; culprit
- 犯行crime; criminal act; offence; offense
- 犯perpetrators of (some) crime; (some type of) crime
- 罪を犯すto commit a crime; to commit a sin
- 真犯人the real criminal; true culprit
- 共犯者accomplice; henchman
- 殺人犯murderer
- 防犯prevention of crime · security (device, camera, etc.)
- 誘拐犯kidnapper; kidnaper; abductor
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