軽罪

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
けい
Grade: 3
ざい
Grade: 5
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
輕罪 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

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 (kei, light, kan'on reading) +‎ (zai, crime, offense, goon reading).

Pronunciation

Noun

(けい)(ざい) (keizai

  1. a minor offense; a misdemeanor

Synonyms

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN