容よう疑ぎ

よ

う

ぎ

Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 5,000

Meanings

Refers to suspicion of a crime, often used in legal and news contexts. As a suffix, it attaches to nouns indicating the type of crime (e.g., 殺人容疑).

彼かれは殺さつ人じん容よう疑ぎで逮たい捕ほされた。
He was arrested on suspicion of murder.
警けい察さつはその男おとこを窃せっ盗とう容よう疑ぎで追おっている。
The police are pursuing the man on suspicion of theft.

See all 86 example sentences ›

Usage patterns

〈事こと〉の容よう疑ぎで逮たい捕ほされるto be arrested on suspicion of ~
男おとこは殺さつ人じんの容よう疑ぎで逮たい捕ほされた。
The man was arrested on suspicion of murder.
〈人ひと〉に容よう疑ぎがかかるsuspicion falls on someone
彼かれにも容よう疑ぎがかかっている。
Suspicion has fallen on him too.
容よう疑ぎを否ひ認にんするto deny the charges
被ひ告こくは一いっ貫かんして容よう疑ぎを否ひ認にんしている。
The defendant has consistently denied the charges.
容よう疑ぎが固かたまるfor suspicion to be confirmed/solidified
証しょう拠こが集あつまり、容よう疑ぎが固かたまった。
Evidence accumulated and the suspicion was confirmed.

Kanji

容contain, form, looks
疑doubt, distrust, be suspicious

Related words

嫌けん疑ぎ
嫌疑 is a more formal/legal term for suspicion often paired with 嫌疑をかける, while 容疑 is the everyday word used in news reports and as a suffix like 殺人容疑.
かど
容疑 is the standard word for 'suspicion' or 'charge' in criminal contexts, while 廉 is a more formal, literary term for the grounds of an accusation.
疑ぎ惑わくN1
容疑 specifically means suspicion of a crime (as in 容疑者), whereas 疑惑 can refer to any kind of doubt, including political or business scandals.

Don't confuse with

被ひ疑ぎ者しゃ
容疑 refers to the suspicion itself, while 被疑者 refers to the person who is suspected.

Word family

容よう疑ぎ者しゃN1
suspect

Etymology

Compound of 容 (form, appearance) and 疑 (doubt, suspicion). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the combination conveys the idea of 'appearance of doubt' or 'suspicion'.