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Crime in Korean 🇰🇷


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How to say “crime” in Korean? “죄”. Here you will learn how to pronounce “죄” correctly and in the comments below you will be able to get all sorts of advice on crime in Korean like tips & tricks to remember it, questions, explanations and more.

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죄 info.

Tips to remember:
• Associate "joe" with “guilt” by thinking of someone saying, “Oh no, I owe (joe) an apology,” linking the sound to committing a sin or crime.
• Imagine “joe” as a short, quick word—much like the quick, impulsive act of wrongdoing.

Explanation:
• 죄 (joe) refers to a crime, sin, or moral wrongdoing.
• It is used both in legal and religious contexts to indicate guilt or an offense against moral or societal laws.
• The verb form, 죄를 짓다 (joe-reul jitda), means “to commit a sin/crime.”

Other words that mean the same thing:
• 범죄 (beomjoe): Specifically means “crime” and is more often used in legal contexts.
• 죄악 (joeak): Emphasizes the moral evil or sinfulness of an act.

Alternate meanings and slang:
• In casual conversation, 죄 can be used humorously or self-deprecatingly to admit a minor fault or misdeed.
• Example slang usage might be a playful apology among friends: “I’m such a joe,” implying “I really messed up.”

Example sentences:
1. 그는 큰 죄를 지었다.
Romanized: Geuneun keun joe-reul jieotda.
Translation: He committed a terrible crime/sin.

2. 우리 모두는 조금의 죄를 가지고 있다.
Romanized: Uri modu-neun jogeum-ui joe-reul gajigo itda.
Translation: We all have a little sin/guilt.

3. 그 사건은 사회에 큰 죄를 남겼다.
Romanized: Geu sageon-eun sahoe-e keun joe-reul namgyeotda.
Translation: That incident left a great stain of crime/guilt on society.

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