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Kanji Detail for 罪 - "crime, sin, guilt"

  • Meaning

    罪 means "crime, sin, guilt."

    1. Crime - A violation of law; an offense.

    2. Sin - A moral transgression; wrongdoing.

    3. Guilt - The state of having done wrong.

    4. Fault - A mistake; an error.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    guilt; sin; crime; fault; blame; offense

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    crime, sin, vice; evil; hardship

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    guilt; crime; fault; blame; sin

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    sin, vice; fault, guilt; crime

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    To violate the law. Also, in old times, holding an official position was called 待罪 (awaiting punishment). Meaning self-deprecating for being unworthy of the position. | A fault. Such as saying 罪惡 (sin), 罪業 (karma). Also, angering someone is called 得罪 (offending). Acknowledging one's fault is called 謝罪 (apologizing). | To blame is called 罪. Ancient emperors accepting blame upon themselves issued 罪已詔 (self-blame edicts).
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Sentences including

  • I think that you ought to apologize to her.

  • We hold that he is not guilty.

  • You don't have to make an apology.

  • To the best of my knowledge , he is innocent.

  • She said that by way of apology.

  • It goes without saying that he is not guilty.

  • She said that by way of apology.

  • You should apologize.

  • Don't call him the criminal.

  • Crime does not pay.

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