noun

  1. flagrante delicto, caught red-handed.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
現行犯 げんこうはん

Contained Kanji Breakdown

present, existing, actual
ゲン あらわ.れる うつ.つ (5th, N3)
king, rule, magnate
オウ -ノウ おお (1st, N3)
see, hopes, chances
み.る ケン (1st, N5)
eye, class, look
め モク ボク (1st, N4)
legs radical (no. 10)
ジン ニン がい (Kentei 1)
going, journey, carry out
い.く コウ おこな.う (2nd, N5)
stop, linger, loiter
テキ たたず.む (Kentei 1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
human radical (no. 9)
to take small steps, Korean place name
チョク たたず.む
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
street, ward, town
チョウ テイ チン (3rd, N1)
crime, sin, offense
ハン おか.す ボン (5th, N3)
dog(犬) variant
seal