目撃者(もくげきしゃ)

もくげきしゃ
noun
eyewitness
1. eyewitness; witness
A person who directly sees an event, especially a crime or accident, and can provide testimony about what they observed.
彼(かれ)はその事件(じけん)の目撃者(もくげきしゃ)だ。
He is an eyewitness to the incident.
警察(けいさつ)は目撃者(もくげきしゃ)を探(さが)している。
The police are looking for witnesses.
目撃者(もくげきしゃ)の証言(しょうげん)が事件(じけん)解決(かいけつ)の鍵(かぎ)になった。
The eyewitness testimony became the key to solving the case.

A person who directly witnessed an event, especially a crime or accident. Commonly appears in news reports and crime contexts.

FORMATION:
目撃(もくげき) (witnessing) + 者(しゃ) (person).

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 目撃者(もくげきしゃ)を探(さが)す: to look for witnesses
  • 目撃者(もくげきしゃ)の証言(しょうげん): eyewitness testimony
  • 目撃者(もくげきしゃ)が名乗(なの)り出(で)る: a witness comes forward
  • 目撃者(もくげきしゃ)に話(はなし)を聞(き)く: to interview witnesses

RELATED TERMS:

  • 目撃(もくげき)する: to witness (verb)
  • 証人(しょうにん): witness (legal term, broader — includes non-eyewitnesses)
  • 証言(しょうげん): testimony
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Added 2026.2.3 11:58 · Revised 2026.3.25 14:40
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