無辜 (むこ) Japanese meaning | KotomoraFreq.FrequencyTop 100,000 He fought to protect the innocent people.
His innocence was proven in court.
From Chinese 無辜 (wúgū), meaning 'innocent'. The kanji 無 means 'without' and 辜 means 'crime' or 'guilt'. The reading むこ is the on'yomi.