犯
犯 — Crime
crime, sin, offense
On’yomiハン (han)
On’yomiボン (bon)
Kun’yomiおかす (okasu)
Stroke order (5 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 犯
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 犯罪 | はんざい hanzai | crime; offence; offense |
| 犯行 | はんこう hankou | crime; criminal act; offence |
| 犯人 | はんにん hannin | offender; criminal; culprit |
| 現行犯 | げんこうはん genkouhan | flagrante delicto; caught red-handed |
| 防犯 | ぼうはん bouhan | prevention of crime; security (device, camera, etc.) |
| 政治犯 | せいじはん seijihan | political offense; political offence; political crime |
Study notes
犯 is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 5 strokes. It is taught in Japanese elementary school (grade 5), so native children learn it early — a good sign it appears everywhere. Ranked #874 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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