罪 Kanji – guilt

Meaning and Readings

How is 罪 read?

罪 has the onyomi reading ザイ and the kunyomi reading つみ.

In romaji, these readings can be written as zai, tsumi.

Common Japanese Words Using 罪

These common Japanese words contain 罪. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.

• 罪（つみ） — crime, sin, wrongdoing, indiscretion
• 罪人（ざいにん） — criminal, lawbreaker, wrongdoer, offender
• 謝罪（しゃざい） — apology
• 犯罪（はんざい） — crime, offence, offense
• 犯罪者（はんざいしゃ） — criminal, culprit
• 無罪（むざい） — innocence, being not guilty
• 有罪（ゆうざい） — guilt, culpability

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• 犯
  crime, sin, offense
• 財
  property, money, wealth, assets
• 材
  lumber, log, timber, wood, materials, ingredients, talent
• 在
  exist, outskirts, suburbs, located in
• 短
  short, brevity, fault, defect, weak point
• 曲
  bend, music, melody, composition, pleasure, injustice, fault, curve, crooked, perverse, lean