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犯人

はんにん

criminal, culprit

Mnemonic

The person who crossed the line, now kneeling on the far side of it. A hand はん, and the same ninja にん as 確認, this time on the wrong side: はんにん.

Built from

crime, violate
犭 animal + 卩 kneeling figure
person
A pictograph, a figure walking, seen from the side.

Words sharing these kanji

person person from (nationality) human being, people (human) life the person in question character, person another person, stranger adult people friend lover, sweetheart doll

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