罪深い
つみぶかい
i-adjective
sinful; deeply guilty; terribly wrong
Conjugation
| Affirmative | Negative | |
|---|---|---|
| Present | 罪深い | 罪深くない |
| Past | 罪深かった | 罪深くなかった |
| て form | 罪深くて | 罪深くなくて |
| Adverbial | 罪深く | — |
| Conditional ば | 罪深ければ | 罪深くなければ |
| Conditional たら | 罪深かったら | 罪深くなかったら |
1.
sinful; deeply guilty; terribly wrong
Describes an act or a person carrying great moral, religious, or emotional guilt. While it can literally describe sins in a religious sense, in everyday Japanese it is often used exaggeratedly (sometimes playfully) to mean "deeply wrong" or "too irresistibly tempting" — as when a dessert is so good it feels sinful to eat.
罪深い行い。
A sinful deed.
Composed of 罪 (sin, crime, guilt) and the suffix -深い (deep). The compound literally means "having deep sin." It ranges from literal religious or legal "sinful" to metaphorical use in everyday speech, where it frequently appears as an exaggerated, half-joking description of irresistible indulgences.
Usage
- Serious use: describes acts that violate moral or religious principles
- Light/playful use: describes guilty pleasures (rich food, sleeping in, skipping work)
- Self-deprecating use: speakers use it about their own indulgences with a wry tone
Common collocations
- 罪深い行い: a sinful act
- 罪深い人間: a sinful person
- なんて罪深いんだろう: how sinful (of me/them)!
- 罪深い味: a sinfully good taste (informal, of food)