軽罪

Japanese

Kanji in this term
軽	罪
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 dzwoj^X, literally “light + crime, offense”).

Alternatively, may have been coined in Japan of Middle Chinese-derived elements, as a compound of 軽 (kei, “light”, kan'on reading) +‎ 罪 (zai, “crime, offense”, goon reading).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) けーざい [kèézáí] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ke̞ːza̠i]

Noun

軽(けい)罪(ざい) • (keizai) 

1. a minor offense; a misdemeanor

Synonyms

• 軽犯罪(けいはんざい) (kei hanzai)