共 犯 者(きょうはんしゃ)

きょうはんしゃ

noun

accomplice; partner in crime

1. accomplice; accessory; partner in crime

A person who takes part in a crime together with others, either by committing it jointly or by helping. Common in crime news and mystery fiction; also used jokingly of someone who shares a small secret or mischief.

共犯者(きょうはんしゃ)が捕(つか)まった。

The accomplice was caught.

警察(けいさつ)は共犯者(きょうはんしゃ)がいると見(み)ている。

The police believe there was an accomplice.

母(はは)に内緒(ないしょ)でケーキを食(た)べたので、弟(おとうと)と私(わたし)は共犯者(きょうはんしゃ)だ。

We ate the cake without telling Mom, so my little brother and I are partners in crime.

共犯(きょうはん) (complicity, joint crime) + 者(しゃ) (person). 共犯(きょうはん) alone can also name the person.

Common collocations

共犯者(きょうはんしゃ)を逮捕(たいほ)する: to arrest an accomplice
共犯者(きょうはんしゃ)の存在(そんざい): the existence of an accomplice
共犯者(きょうはんしゃ)がいる: there is an accomplice

Similar words

主犯(しゅはん): the principal offender, ringleader
仲間(なかま): companion, member of a group — no criminal sense
黒幕(くろまく): the person pulling the strings behind the scenes

Related Words

Compare: 主犯(しゅはん) (the principal offender, ringleader)

Compare: 仲間(なかま) (companion, member of a group)

Compare: 黒幕(くろまく) (the person pulling the strings behind…)

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Added 2026.10.19 9:21 · Revised 2026.10.19 9:24

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