犯 Kanji – crime
The Japanese kanji 犯 can mean crime, sin, offense.
Meaning and Readings
How is 犯 read?
犯 has the onyomi readings ハン, ボン and the kunyomi reading おかす.
In romaji, these readings can be written as han, bon, okasu.
Common Japanese Words Using 犯
These common Japanese words contain 犯. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.
- 共犯（きょうはん） — complicity
- 主犯（しゅはん） — principal offence, principal offense, principal offender
- 侵犯（しんぱん） — violation (of foreign territory, rights, etc.), invasion, infringement
- 戦犯（せんぱん） — war criminal
- 犯す（おかす） — to commit (e.g. crime), to perpetrate, to make (e.g. mistake)
- 犯行（はんこう） — crime, criminal act, offence, offense
- 犯罪（はんざい） — crime, offence, offense
- 犯罪者（はんざいしゃ） — criminal, culprit
- 犯人（は んにん） — offender, criminal, culprit
- 防犯（ぼうはん） — prevention of crime