VocabJLPT N4
sin
Nounな-Adjectiveの-Adjective

Definitions

  1. 1. crime
  2. 2. sin
  3. 3. penalty
  4. 4. fault
This noun means a crime, sin, or offense — an act that is morally wrong or legally prohibited. It carries both a legal sense, as in a criminal act, and a moral or religious sense, similar to the concept of sin.

Example sentences

Sentence 1

"I can't forgive what you did," she said, and meant every word!

Sentence 2

His smile should honestly be illegal!

Sentence 3

My friend said half-jokingly, "That's a crime, you know."

Sentence 4

Do you ever think that person's kindness is almost cruel?

Sentence 5

Being that nice should honestly be illegal!