軽罪
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Japanese
[edit]| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 軽 | 罪 |
| けい Grade: 3 |
ざい Grade: 5 |
| on'yomi | |
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 輕罪 (kyūjitai) |
Etymology
[edit]Possibly from Middle Chinese compound 輕罪／轻罪 (khjieng dzwojX, literally “light + crime, offense”).
Alternatively, may have been coined in Japan of Middle Chinese-derived elements, as a compound of 軽 (kei, “light”, kan'on reading) + 罪 (zai, “crime, offense”, goon reading).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]- a minor offense; a misdemeanor
Synonyms
[edit]- 軽犯罪 (kei hanzai)
References
[edit]Categories:
- Japanese terms spelled with 軽 read as けい
- Japanese terms spelled with 罪 read as ざい
- Japanese terms read with on'yomi
- Japanese terms derived from Middle Chinese
- Japanese compound terms
- Japanese terms with IPA pronunciation
- Japanese lemmas
- Japanese nouns
- Japanese terms spelled with third grade kanji
- Japanese terms spelled with fifth grade kanji
- Japanese terms with 2 kanji