noun
Refers to a person suspected of a crime or wrongdoing, often in legal or investigative contexts.
警察はその嫌疑者を逮捕した。
The police arrested the suspect.
彼は殺人事件の嫌疑者として取り調べを受けた。
He was questioned as a suspect in the murder case.
Compound of 嫌疑 (けんぎ, 'suspicion') and 者 (しゃ, 'person'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the components are transparent.