Japanese

はんにん
Meaning: culprit; perpetrator; criminal
Part of Speech: Noun

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Handwriting

犯
人

Example sentences

The police finally caught the culprit.
彼が犯人でないことは明らかだ。
It is clear that he is not the culprit.
犯人は警察に自首し、本名を名乗った。
The criminal turned themselves in to the police and gave their real name.
警察は犯人の行方を追っている。
The police are tracking the perpetrator's whereabouts.
犯人らしき人物が防犯カメラに映っていた。
A person who seemed to be the culprit was caught on the security camera.
犯人は人混みの中に姿を消した。
The culprit vanished into the crowd.
犯人は仮面を被って銀行に押し入った。
The culprit wearing a mask broke into the bank.
犯人は被害者を暗い倉庫の中に閉じ込めた。
The criminal locked the victim inside a dark warehouse.
警察は防犯カメラの映像から犯人の足取りを追っている。
The police are tracing the criminal's movements from security camera footage.
警察が犯人の隠れ家を二十四時間見張っている。
The police are watching the criminal's hideout twenty-four hours a day.

Usage Notes

A noun referring to the person who committed a crime.

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