► 名詞
罪 [(1)つみ] [liter] meaning: crime rank: 1
☆ 彼は殺人の罪に問われた ⇨ He was prosecuted for a crime of murder
罪 [(1)つみ] [罪を犯す] [liter] meaning: crime rank: 1
☆ 彼は殺人の罪を犯した ⇨ He committed a crime of murder
► 形容動詞
罪 [(1)つみ] meaning: cruel rank: 3
☆ その気もないのに彼女を誘うなんて罪なことをするな ⇨ Don’t commit a crime, be so cruel, to ask her out when you’re not really interested in her (☛ Hurt someone’s feelings with frivolous actions)
► 接尾辞
罪 [ざい] meaning: crime rank: 2
☆ 彼は殺人罪で起訴された ⇨ He was prosecuted for a crime of murder
More examples:
- 罰の軽重は罪の軽重に比例する ⇨ The severity of punishment will be proportionate to the severity of crime
- 彼は若い頃幾つかの犯罪を犯したが、すっかり更生した ⇨ He committed several crimes when young, but has completely been rehabilitated since
- 凶悪犯罪 ⇨ A heinous violent crime
- 彼は脅迫罪に問われた ⇨ He was accused of criminal threatening
- 彼が犯した罪は重い ⇨ The crime he committed is very serious
- 狡猾な犯罪者 ⇨ A cunning, shrewd, criminal
- 冷血な犯罪者 ⇨ A cold-blooded criminal
- この地域では犯罪は日常茶飯事だ ⇨ Crimes are daily occurrences in this area
- 似たような犯罪が跡を絶たない ⇨ The similar crimes have kept happening
- 犯罪が激発している ⇨ Crimes are happening at an explosive rate
- 彼は被害者に一生かかって罪滅ぼしをすると誓った ⇨ He vowed to the victim that he would atone for his crime for the rest of his life
- 我々の社会は犯罪の取締りに厖大な労力を費やしている ⇨ Our societies are spending, wasting, enormous energy to fight against crimes
- 彼は裁判で有罪になった ⇨ He was declared guilty in the trial
- その証拠が彼の有罪の決め手となった ⇨ The evidence was the clincher for his conviction
- 彼は裁判で無罪となった ⇨ He became, was judged, not guilty in trial