未遂(みすい)

みすい
noun
attempted (crime), unsuccessful attempt
formallegalsociety
1. attempted (crime), unsuccessful attempt, failed attempt
An act that was attempted but not completed or not successful, especially a crime. In legal usage, it refers to a criminal attempt where the intended result was not achieved. Used as a noun or as a の-adjective modifier.
殺人(さつじん)未遂(みすい)で逮捕(たいほ)された。
He was arrested for attempted murder.
強盗(ごうとう)未遂(みすい)事件(じけん)が発生(はっせい)した。
An attempted robbery incident occurred.
犯行(はんこう)は未遂(みすい)に終(お)わったが、容疑者(ようぎしゃ)は未遂(みすい)罪(ざい)で起訴(きそ)された。
The crime ended as an attempt, but the suspect was charged with an attempted offense.

Usage

未遂(みすい) is used primarily in legal and news contexts. It attaches to crime names as a suffix: 殺人(さつじん)未遂(みすい) (attempted murder), 強盗(ごうとう)未遂(みすい) (attempted robbery).

The phrase 未遂(みすい)に終(お)わる (to end as an attempt / to fail) describes an action that was attempted but ultimately unsuccessful.

In Japanese criminal law, 未遂(みすい)罪(ざい) (attempted crime) is treated differently from 既遂(きすい) (completed crime) in sentencing.

Common collocations

  • 殺人(さつじん)未遂(みすい): attempted murder
  • 強盗(ごうとう)未遂(みすい): attempted robbery
  • 未遂(みすい)に終(お)わる: to end as an attempt
  • 未遂(みすい)罪(ざい): attempted crime (legal term)

Related Words

Antonym: 既遂(きすい) (consummated crime)
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Added 2026.2.23 19:44 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01
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