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張本人 (chouhonnin) Japanese meaning: originator | Kotomora
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かれ
だ
。
He is the one who started this commotion.
Who is the originator of that plan?
Usage patterns 〈 事こと 〉 の 張ちょう 本ほん 人にん the person responsible for 〈event〉
It's still unclear who is responsible for this uproar.
張ちょう 本ほん 人にん だと 判はん 明めい する to turn out to be the culprit/person responsible
As a result of the investigation, he turned out to be the one responsible.
張ちょう 本ほん 人にん を 突つ き 止と める to track down/identify the person responsible
The police finally tracked down the person responsible for the incident.
Kanji 張 counter for bows & stringed instruments, stretch, spread Related words 首謀者 is a more formal, legal-sounding term for the mastermind of a plot or crime, while 張本人 can describe the person behind any kind of trouble, not just criminal schemes.
黒幕 emphasizes someone secretly pulling the strings behind the scenes, whereas 張本人 simply identifies who is ultimately responsible, whether hidden or not.
元凶 refers to the root cause of trouble and can apply to a thing or a person, while 張本人 always refers to a specific person.
犯人 specifically means the perpetrator of a crime, while 張本人 is broader and can describe the instigator of any event, not necessarily illegal.
Etymology From 張本, “originator” or “chief instigator,” plus 人, “person.” 張本人 thus denotes the person chiefly responsible for initiating something.
