Korean word

범인

Pronunciation

Romanizationpeomin

Meaning

  • nounculprit

Example

경찰이 범인을 잡았다.kyeong cha ri peo mi neul cha bat tta

The police caught the culprit.

Illustration for 범인 (culprit)

More examples

목격자가 범인을 지목했다.mok kkyeok jja ga peo mi neul chi mo kaet tta

The witness identified the culprit.

Core concept

The person responsible for carrying out a crime.

Common phrases

  • 범인을 잡다peo mi neul chap tta

    catch the culprit

  • 범인을 지목하다peo mi neul chi mo ka da

    identify the culprit

  • 범인을 체포하다peo mi neul che po ha da

    arrest the culprit

Similar words

용의자yonguija: A person under police suspicion during a criminal investigation.
피의자piuija: A person suspected of a crime who is questioned or investigated by authorities.
피고인pigoin: A person formally charged with a crime and brought before a court.
범죄자peomjoeja: A person who has committed an act that breaks the law.

Definition in Korean

범행을 한 사람을 지칭하는 말로, 주로 범죄 사건에서 쓰인다.peom haeng eul han sa ra meul chi ching ha neun mal lo chu ro peom joe sa geo ne seo sseu in da

Word origin

범인 (beomin, "culprit") is a Sino-Korean compound that combines the ideas of crime and person to mean the person who committed a crime.

Usage tips

  • Unlike English culprit, which can also mean a noncriminal cause of a problem, 범인 (beomin, "culprit") normally refers to a person in a criminal case.

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