罪人

ざいにん

criminal; lawbreaker; wrongdoer; offender

What does 罪人 mean?

罪人 is a Japanese noun meaning criminal; lawbreaker; wrongdoer; offender in English. It is written as 罪人 in kanji, ざいにん in hiragana, and zainin in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N2 vocabulary.

Example sentence

シンガポールでは罪人の背中を鞭で打ったり、杖で何度か叩いたりする。

In Singapore, one method of punishing criminals is to whip them, or hit them several times on the back with a cane.