Word details

犯す

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 犯す.

Dictionary

Entry

犯すTransitiveGodan verbFreq #2635
1

to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to make (e.g. mistake)

Examples
ビルはその罪を犯していなかった
Bill did not commit the crime.
2

to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to transgress; to contravene

3

to rape; to violate; to ravish; to deflower

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

crime, sin, offense

5 strokesFrequency 874JLPT N2Grade 5

On

ハンボン

Kun

おか.す

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