NichiDict

犯す

N1
おかす
[okasu]
Illustration for 犯す

Meanings

1.GodanTransitive

to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to make (e.g. mistake)

2.GodanTransitive

to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to transgress; to contravene

3.GodanTransitive

to rape; to violate; to ravish; to deflower

Examples

若い頃に過ちを犯したことがある。

I made mistakes when I was young.

法律を犯した者は相応の罰を受けなければならない。

If you break the law, you'll be punished.

二度と同じ過ちを犯さないと誓った。

I swore never to make the same mistake again.