Meaning

Primary

Crime

Word Type

noun, の adjective

Explanation

You have crime and you have guilt. Sounds like you did the crime.

Reading

はんざい
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

This is a jukugo word, which usually means on'yomi readings from the kanji. If you know the readings of your kanji you'll know how to read this as well.

Context

Context Sentences

犯罪にまきこまれて命を落としそうになりましたが、危機一ぱつの所で助かりました。

I was involved in a crime and almost got killed, but I was able to escape death by the skin of my teeth.

通報を受けて、警察は犯罪の現場に飛んで行った。

The police raced to the crime scene after the phone call.

ああいう子供がそのまま大きくなるから、若者の犯罪が増えるんだよ。そう思わない?

The reason crime among youths is increasing is because kids like that get bigger but they don’t change. Don’t you think?

Kanji Composition