嫌疑(けんぎ)

けんぎ
noun
suspicion; charge
formallegal
1. suspicion of a crime; charge; accusation
Suspicion that someone has committed a crime, or the formal charge brought against them. A legal and journalistic term frequently seen in news reports.
窃盗(せっとう)の嫌疑(けんぎ)をかけられた。
They were suspected of theft.
嫌疑(けんぎ)が晴(は)れて釈放(しゃくほう)された。
The suspicion was cleared and they were released.
殺人(さつじん)の嫌疑(けんぎ)で逮捕(たいほ)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 arrested on suspicion of murder denies the charges.

A formal/legal term. Not to be confused with homophone 建議(けんぎ) (formal recommendation). Related terms: 容疑(ようぎ) (suspicion, used in 容疑者(ようぎしゃ) — suspect), 被疑者(ひぎしゃ) (suspect, legal term). Common collocations: 嫌疑(けんぎ)をかける (to cast suspicion on), 嫌疑(けんぎ)が晴(は)れる (suspicion is cleared), 嫌疑(けんぎ)不十分(ふじゅうぶん) (insufficient evidence for charges), 嫌疑(けんぎ)なし (no grounds for suspicion).

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Synonym: 疑惑(ぎわく) (suspicion (general))
general
Added 2026.3.22 13:42 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01
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