A Kanji to tame

THE KANJI · N3 · 5 strokes

Crime ; Sin ; Offense

Readings on: ハン・ボン
Kun readings: おか.す

犯すおかす — commit a crime

Readings depend on the word. In kun readings, the dot separates the kanji from its kana ending (okurigana).

Two-word kanji

Reading belongs to the complete word: it is not always deduced from isolated readings.

• 犯罪はんざい — crime Word card → Source
• 犯人はんにん — criminal; offender Word card → Source
• 共犯きょうはん — complicity Source
• 犯行はんこう — crime; offence Source
• 犯則はんそく — fault (sport); infringement; irregularity Source
• 防犯ぼうはん — crime prevention and control Source