The kanji 罪: meaning, readings and stroke order

罪

Meaning: crime, wrongdoing
On reading: ザイ zai
Kun reading: つみ tsumi
Strokes: 13
Radical: 网 net
Level: Level 5 · grade 5

Stroke order

Meaning in other languages

Vietnamese: tội
Japanese: つみ。わるいおこない。
Korean: 죄
Chinese: 罪、罪过

Readings, words and example sentences

ザイ zai · on reading

犯はん罪ざい
crime
犯はん罪ざいをふせぐ方法を考えます。
We think of ways to stop crime.

つみ tsumi · kun reading

罪つみ
crime, wrongdoing
自分の 罪つみをみとめます。
He admits his wrongdoing.

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Readings, radicals: Kanjium, KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); Korean, simplified forms: Unicode Unihan. Meanings, sentences: Dino Kids (CC0). See Licences.