How to say 'Suspicion' in Japanese | 容疑

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The Japanese word for Suspicion is 'Yougi', written as 容疑 in Japanese.'Suspicion' in hiragana is ようぎ.

word

容疑

Meaning

Suspicion

Reading

ようぎ

yougi

Kanji

容Contain, Looks 疑Doubt, Suspect

Explanation

The Japanese noun '容疑 (ようぎ)' refers to 'suspicion' or 'allegation' in the context of a crime or wrongdoing. It is commonly used in legal or investigative settings to describe the suspicion that someone has committed a crime. For example: He is under suspicion of theft「彼は窃盗の容疑をかけられている」(かれはせっとうのようぎをかけられている). The police are investigating the suspicion of fraud「警察は詐欺の容疑を調査している」(けいさつはさぎのようぎをちょうさしている). The word is often paired with verbs like 'かける' (to place) or '受ける' (to receive) to indicate the act of being suspected or suspecting someone.

Part Of Speech

noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

7011

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 容疑

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

kanji

容

Meaning

Contain, Looks

kanji

疑

Meaning

Doubt, Suspect

Words Related to 容疑 Through the Kanji 容

These 8 Words contain the Kanji 容 as well.

word

内容

Meaning

Content

word

美容院

Meaning

Beauty salon

word

容易

Meaning

Easy

word

形容詞

Meaning

Adjective

word

収容

Meaning

Accommodation

word

美容

Meaning

Beauty

word

容量

Meaning

Capacity

word

容器

Meaning

Container

Words Related to 容疑 Through the Kanji 疑

These 4 Words contain the Kanji 疑 as well.

word

疑問

Meaning

Doubt

word

疑う

Meaning

Doubt

word

疑い

Meaning

Doubt

word

疑わしい

Meaning

Suspicious, Doubtful

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