► 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:
- 彼は公然猥褻罪で逮捕された ⇨ He was arrested for public obscenity
- 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
- 犯罪が激発している ⇨ Crimes are happening at an explosive rate
- 彼は犯罪の道に走った ⇨ He has gone down the path of crime
- 彼は重大な犯罪を犯した ⇨ He committed a serious crime
- 人を殺めることは最大の罪の一つだ ⇨ Killing a person is one of the cardinal sins
- 凶悪犯罪 ⇨ A heinous violent crime
- 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
- 彼は反逆罪に問われた ⇨ He was accused of treason
- 凶悪な犯罪者 ⇨ A violent criminal
- 麻薬の濫用は犯罪だ ⇨ Abusing drugs is a crime
- 彼は裁判で無罪となった ⇨ He became, was judged, not guilty in trial
- 彼は罪を贖うために死んだ ⇨ He died to atone for his sin
- 彼は無罪放免になった ⇨ He got off scot-free
- 他人を誹謗することは犯罪になる ⇨ Slandering others can be a crime