# 罪 — crime; guilt

罪 means “crime; guilt”. It is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 13 strokes. On'yomi: ザイ (zai). Kun'yomi: つみ (tsumi).

- Meaning: crime; guilt
- On'yomi: ザイ (zai)
- Kun'yomi: つみ (tsumi)
- Strokes: 13
- Level: JLPT N2 · set Law & order 2

## How to remember 罪

Parts: 罒 net · 非 non-

## More in the “Law & order 2” set

[罪](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/crime/) · [則](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/rule/) · [犯](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/offence/) · [律](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/statute/) · [盗](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/steal/)

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