犯行

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 犯行 is read as はんこう and is a noun for a criminal act or offense that was carried out.
• Basic usage: Investigating the time of an offense appears in 犯行の時刻を調べる, while a tool used in the crime appears in 犯行に使われた道具.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Details connected with the act
  • Use の for information belonging to the offense and に使われた for a means used in it.
• Difference from 犯罪
  • Compared with the broad word for a crime or category of crime, this term focuses on the act committed and its execution.