How do you read 初犯?

初犯 is read しょはん (shohan), with heiban pitch accent (flat).

What JLPT level is 初犯?

It is not on the standard JLPT lists.

How do you write 初犯 in romaji?

初犯 is written shohan in romaji.

What kanji are in 初犯?

初 (First Time, Beginning); 犯 (Crime, Sin).

初犯しょはん

しょはん · shohan

noun

First offence, first offense

first offender, first-time offender

Other ways to say “first offence” in Japanese →

Heiban

flat · what is pitch accent?

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Kanji in this word

初First Time, Beginning 音しょ訓はじ.め・はじ.めて JLPT N3 · 7 strokes 犯Crime, Sin, Offense 音はん・ぼん訓おか.す JLPT N3 · 5 strokes

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Words that share a kanji

初旬しょじゅんfirst 10 days of the month 初歩しょほelements, rudiments 初版しょはんfirst edition 初～しょ～first ~最初さいしょbeginning, first 初級しょきゅうelementary level 犯すおかすto perpetrate, to violate 防犯ぼうはんprevention of crime

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What does 初犯 mean?

First offence, first offense. It can also mean: first offender, first-time offender.

How do you pronounce 初犯?

しょはん (shohan). Pitch accent: heiban — flat. Press Listen above to hear it.

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