offense · violate

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 犯 has 5 strokes and denotes violating a rule or committing an offense.
• Basic usage: 犯す is read おかす, and 防犯 is read ぼうはん.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Committing and preventing
  • 過ちを二度と犯さない expresses never making the same mistake again. 犯す means “violate” with a law as its object and “commit” or “make” with an offense or mistake.
  • 防犯用 means intended for crime prevention.