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罪 — 13 strokes / Radical「罒」

道
6Elementary year 5 / 13 strokes / Radical「罒」
On
ザイざい · zai
Kun
つみtsumi
Meaning
crime; sin; guilt

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

罒 "net" over 非 "wrong"; wrongdoing caught in a net — hence "crime, sin."

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Onザイざいzai罪状ざいじょう犯罪はんざい謝罪しゃざい
Kunつみtsumi罪つみ

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 犯罪はんざい

    crime

  • 無罪むざい

    innocence; not guilty

More words with this kanji

  • 謝罪しゃざい
  • 冤罪えんざい
  • 罪孼ざいげつ
  • 贖罪しょくざい

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

うそをつくのは罪(つみ)だ。

Telling lies is a sin.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

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