犯す|おかすokasu[0]heiban (flat)

JLPT N1approx.Common
Definitions
  1. godan verb, transitive verbto commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to make (e.g. mistake)
    ビルはその罪つみを犯おかしていなかった。↗
    Bill did not commit the crime.
  2. godan verb, transitive verbto break (e.g. rule); to violate; to transgress; to contravene
  3. godan verb, transitive verbto rape; to violate; to ravish; to deflower
Conjugation
Dictionary form犯す(おかす)
Polite (masu)犯します(おかします)
Negative (nai)犯さない(おかさない)
polite (masen)犯しません(おかしません)
classical zu / nu犯さず・犯さぬ(おかさず・おかさぬ)
Past (ta)犯した(おかした)
polite (mashita)犯しました(おかしました)
Past negative (nakatta)犯さなかった(おかさなかった)
polite (masen deshita)犯しませんでした(おかしませんでした)
Te form犯して(おかして)
Potential犯せる(おかせる)
Passive犯される(おかされる)
Causative犯させる(おかさせる)
Causative passive犯させられる(おかさせられる)
Conditional (ba)犯せば(おかせば)
tara犯したら(おかしたら)
Volitional犯そう(おかそう)
polite (mashou)犯しましょう(おかしましょう)
Imperative犯せ(おかせ)

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • SynonymやらかすCasualColloquial: to mess up or do something dumb, as in 「またやらかした」. Carries a self-deprecating, joking tone that 「犯す」 lacks.
  • Synonym違反いはんWrittenWritten style: breaking a promise or contract; few examples in use. For violating laws and rules, 「違反」 is the standard word.
  • SynonymしでかすCasualColloquial: to go and do something outrageous, as in 「とんでもないことを仕出かす」. Leans toward causing trouble or blunders, while 「犯す」 leans toward crimes and rule-breaking.
  • Related背くそむくWrittenWritten style: to go against orders or expectations, as in 「親に背く」. Leans toward disobedience rather than committing a wrongful act.
  • Related暴行ぼうこうWrittenWritten style: an act of violence or sexual violence, often in news reports as 「暴行事件」.
  • Related反するはんするWrittenWritten style: to be contrary to or violate something, as in 「規則に反する」. Leans toward conflicting with rules or norms.
  • Related強姦ごうかんWrittenWritten style: rape, the wording of legal and news contexts. Corresponds to the sexual-assault sense of 「犯す」.
  • RelatedレイプNeutralNeutral loanword for rape; leans toward news reporting. Covers the sexual-assault sense of 「犯す」.
  • Related陵辱りょうじょくWrittenWritten style: to insult and disgrace, including sexual assault. Leans toward grave violation, common in literature and news reports.
  • Related辱めるはずかしめるWrittenWritten style: to humiliate or disgrace someone, also used for sexual assault. Leans toward the shame or dishonor inflicted.
  • Related冒涜ぼうとくWrittenWritten style: to blaspheme or profane what is sacred, as in 「神への冒涜」. Leans toward offending dignity rather than breaking rules.
  • Related姦するかんするWrittenWritten style: to have illicit sex or sexually violate someone; rare in modern Japanese.
  • Antonym守るまもるNeutralAntonym: to keep or observe rules, the opposite of rule-breaking 「犯す」, as in 「法律を守る」.
  • Antonym従うしたがうNeutralAntonym: to obey or follow orders and rules, the opposite of the defying sense of 「犯す」.

Use 「犯す」 for committing crimes, making mistakes, or breaking rules, as in 「罪を犯す」「過ちを犯す」. For causing trouble or botching things in casual speech, 「仕出かす」 and 「やらかす」 fit better. To go against orders or rules in formal prose, choose 「背く」 or 「反する」. For sexual assault, 「強姦」 and 「レイプ」 cover that sense. The opposites are 「守る」 and 「従う」.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

Japanese definitions
  1. 悪わるいことや間違まちがったことをする。
  2. 決きめられたルールや法律ほうりつに逆さからう。
  3. 相手あいての同意どういなく性的せいてきな暴力ぼうりょくをふるう。
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