罪 — 13 strokes ／ Radical「罒」
道6Elementary year 5 ／ 13 strokes ／ Radical「罒」
- On
- ザイ
- Kun
- つみ
- Meaning
- crime; sin; guilt
Origin
罒 "net" over 非 "wrong"; wrongdoing caught in a net — hence "crime, sin."
Stroke order
Readings and examples
| ザイ | 罪状・犯罪・謝罪 |
|---|---|
| つみ | 罪 |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 犯罪はんざい
crime
- 無罪むざい
innocence; not guilty
Example
うそをつくのは罪だ。
Telling lies is a sin.
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)