How to say illegal in Japanese

いほうihou Inflection

adjectival noun / ~の noun / noun:

  • illegal; illicit; unlawful

Example Sentences

不法fuhou外国人gaikokujinに対してnitaishite敵対tekitai的なtekina態度を取るtaidowotoruhitomoいたita
Some people took hostile attitudes toward the illegal aliens.
kareha駐車違反chuushaihande罰金bakkinwoとられたtorareta
He was fined for illegal parking.
kareha駐車違反chuushaihande5千enno罰金bakkinwo科せkaseられrareta
They fined him 5,000 yen for illegal parking.
kareha違法行為ihoukouiwoしたshita
He committed an illegal act.
彼のkareno行為kouiha法律houritsuni背いているsomuiteiru
What he's doing is against the law.

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