1.
to commit (a crime, offense, sin)
To do something wrong or illegal; to perpetrate.
罪を犯す。
To commit a crime.
法律を犯す。
To break the law.
2.
to make (a mistake)
To make an error or blunder.
重大なミスを犯した。
I made a serious mistake.
同じ過ちを二度と犯さない。
I won't make the same mistake twice.
TRANSITIVITY: 他動詞 (transitive). Pattern: Xを犯す.
HOMOPHONES:
- 侵す - to invade, to violate (rights)
- 冒す - to brave, to risk
- 犯す - to commit (crime) (this entry)
COMMON PATTERNS:
- 罪を犯す (to commit a crime/sin)
- 法を犯す (to break the law)
- ミスを犯す (to make a mistake)
- 過ちを犯す (to make an error)