Vocabulary

What does 犯す (おかす, okasu) mean?

犯す (おかす, okasu) means to commit (a crime), to violate; to make (an error).

Quick facts
Readingおかす
Romajiokasu
Part of speechgodan verb, transitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
おかす
N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonokasu

to commit (a crime), to violate; to make (an error)

  1. 1godan verb · transitive to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to make (e.g. mistake)
  2. 2godan verb · transitive to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to transgress
  3. 3godan verb · transitive to rape; to violate; to ravish

Example sentences

  • I will never make the same mistake again.

  • He committed a serious crime.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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