犯す (Okasu) is a Japanese godan verb meaning “to commit (e.g. crime), to perpetrate, to make (e.g. mistake), to break (e.g. rule)”.
Meanings
- godan verb, transitive verbto commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to make (e.g. mistake)
- godan verb, transitive verbto break (e.g. rule); to violate; to transgress; to contravene
- godan verb, transitive verbto rape; to violate; to ravish; to deflower
Examples
彼は法を犯した。
He broke the law.
彼は殺人を犯した。
He was guilty of murder.
彼女は犯罪を犯した。
She committed a crime.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).