容 疑(ようぎ)

ようぎ

noun

suspicion (of a crime)

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1. suspicion (of a crime), charge

Suspicion of having committed a crime. A legal and news term used to describe the grounds on which someone is arrested or investigated.

窃盗(せっとう)の容疑(ようぎ)で逮捕(たいほ)された。

He was arrested on suspicion of theft.

容疑(ようぎ)を否認(ひにん)している。

The suspect is denying the charges.

詐欺(さぎ)の容疑(ようぎ)で指名手配(しめいてはい)されていた男(おとこ)が、空港(くうこう)で身柄(みがら)を確保(かくほ)された。

A man who was wanted on suspicion of fraud was apprehended at the airport.

容疑(ようぎ) combines 容(よう) (appearance, suspicion) and 疑(ぎ) (doubt, suspicion). It is a legal term frequently seen in news reports.

Common collocations

容疑(ようぎ)で逮捕(たいほ)される (to be arrested on suspicion of)
容疑(ようぎ)を否認(ひにん)する (to deny the charges)
容疑(ようぎ)を認(みと)める (to admit to the charges)
容疑(ようぎ)者(しゃ) (suspect — a very common compound)
殺人(さつじん)の容疑(ようぎ) (suspicion of murder)

Usage

The pattern 〜の容疑(ようぎ)で (on suspicion of ~) is extremely common in crime reporting. 容疑(ようぎ)者(しゃ) (suspect) is the standard term used in Japanese media for a person who has been arrested but not yet convicted.

Related Words

Related: 容疑者(ようぎしゃ) (suspect (person))

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Added 2026.2.21 1:43 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01

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