Japanese word

犯罪者

Pronunciation

Romajihanzaisha

Meaning

  • nouncriminal

Example

警察は犯罪者を逮捕しました。kei satsu wa han zai sha o tai ho shi ma shi ta

The police arrested the criminal.

Illustration for 犯罪者 (criminal)

More examples

捜査員は防犯カメラの映像から犯罪者を特定しました。sō sa in wa bō han ka me ra no ei zō ka ra han zai sha o toku tei shi ma shi ta

Investigators identified the criminal from security camera footage.

Core concept

Describes a person identified by having committed a crime, with focus on the person's role rather than a particular incident.

Common phrases

  • 犯罪者を逮捕するhan zai sha o tai ho su ru

    arrest a criminal

  • 犯罪者を特定するhan zai sha o toku tei su ru

    identify a criminal

  • 犯罪者を追跡するhan zai sha o tsui seki su ru

    track down a criminal

Similar words

犯人hannin: A person who committed the crime being investigated or discussed.

Definition in Japanese

犯罪を行った者。han zai o okona tta mono

Word origin

The compound 犯罪者 (hanzai-sha) is made from 犯 (han, "to commit"), 罪 (zai, "crime"), and 者 (sha, "person"), so its parts directly point to a person who commits a crime.

Usage tips

  • In Japanese, 犯罪者 (hanzai-sha) is a noun, while criminal in English can also modify another noun, as in criminal law.

Other meanings

  • culpritnoun

Related words

  • 犯罪性hanzaiseicriminalitynoun
  • 犯罪的hanzaitekicriminalna-adjective

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