殺人未遂(さつじんみすい)

さつじんみすい
noun
attempted murder
1. attempted murder; attempted homicide
A criminal charge for an unsuccessful attempt to kill someone. Frequently encountered in news reports about criminal cases.
殺人未遂(さつじんみすい)の容疑(ようぎ)で逮捕(たいほ)された。
He was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder.
殺人未遂(さつじんみすい)罪(ざい)で起訴(きそ)された男(おとこ)は容疑(ようぎ)を否認(ひにん)している。
The man indicted for attempted murder is denying the charges.
被害者(ひがいしゃ)が命(いのち)を取(と)り留(と)めたため、容疑(ようぎ)は殺人(さつじん)から殺人未遂(さつじんみすい)に切(き)り替(か)わった。
Because the victim survived, the charge was changed from murder to attempted murder.

USAGE:
A legal term commonly appearing in crime news. Composed of 殺人(さつじん) (murder) + 未遂(みすい) (attempt, failure to complete). The ～未遂(みすい) suffix can attach to other crimes: 強盗未遂(ごうとうみすい) (attempted robbery), 放火未遂(ほうかみすい) (attempted arson).

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 殺人未遂(さつじんみすい)の容疑(ようぎ) (suspicion of attempted murder)
  • 殺人未遂(さつじんみすい)罪(ざい) (the crime of attempted murder)
  • 殺人未遂(さつじんみすい)で逮捕(たいほ) (arrest for attempted murder)

RELATED TERMS:

  • 殺人(さつじん): murder, homicide
  • 未遂(みすい): attempted (but not completed)
  • 既遂(きすい): completed/consummated (crime)
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Added 2026.3.18 13:28
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