容疑
Meanings
1
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).
He was arrested on suspicion of murder.
The police are pursuing the man on suspicion of theft.
Usage patterns
- 〈事〉の容疑で逮捕されるto be arrested on suspicion of ~
The man was arrested on suspicion of murder.
- 〈人〉に容疑がかかるsuspicion falls on someone
Suspicion has fallen on him too.
- 容疑を否認するto deny the charges
The defendant has consistently denied the charges.
- 容疑が固まるfor suspicion to be confirmed/solidified
Evidence accumulated and the suspicion was confirmed.