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罪

JLPT N3 · 13 strokes

The kanji 罪 — “crime, sin”

罪 means crime, sin and is a JLPT N3 kanji. It has 13 strokes and uses the net (top) radical (罒).

Stroke order · 13 strokes

On'yomi (音読み): ザイ
Kun'yomi (訓読み): つみ
Radical: 罒 · net (top)
Strokes: 13

How to remember 罪

Wrongdoing (非) caught in a net (罒) — crime. 罪 (sin), 犯罪 (crime) — the kanji of detective stories.

Example words with 罪

On'yomi readings

犯罪はんざいcrime

Kun'yomi readings

罪つみsin, crime

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