Meaning

Primary

Sin

Alternative

Crime

Word Type

independent noun

Explanation

If you have guilt then you have committed a sin or crime. Come here and confess to Father Koichi.

Reading

つみ
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

Since this word is made up of a single kanji, it should use the kun'yomi reading. When learning the kanji, you didn't learn that reading, so here's a mnemonic to help you with this word: When you come to confess your sin to me, you start claiming it wasn't you. You say it was some other version of you! What? How could this be? Well, you say "there are two mes (つみ) out there!" One is doing the bad stuff, and the other is you, and you haven't done any sins!

Context

Common Word Combinations

  • 罪の告白

    a confession of guilt

    罪の意識

    feelings of guilt

    罪の自覚

    awareness of sin

Context Sentences

マミがコウイチのベーコンを食べた罪は思っている以上に重い。

Mami's crime of eating Koichi's bacon is more serious than she thinks.

私の会社の社長は会計さぎの罪で有罪になった。

My company president has been found guilty of accounting fraud crimes.

コウイチは罪なき一般市民を殺害した人は雇わないと思うよ。

I don’t think Koichi would hire anyone who has committed the crime of murdering innocent civilians.

Kanji Composition