Korean word

용의자

Pronunciation

Romanizationyonguija

Meaning

  • nounsuspect

Example

경찰이 용의자를 찾고 있다.kyeong cha ri yong ui ja reul chat kko it tta

The police are looking for the suspect.

Illustration for 용의자 (suspect)

More examples

그는 결국 용의자로 지목되었다.keu neun kyeol guk yong ui ja ro chi mok ttoe eot tta

He was eventually identified as a suspect.

Core concept

A person whom the police or evidence place under suspicion during an investigation.

Common phrases

  • 용의자를 체포하다yong ui ja reul che po ha da

    arrest the suspect

  • 용의자를 조사하다yong ui ja reul cho sa ha da

    question the suspect

  • 용의자로 지목되다yong ui ja ro chi mok ttoe da

    be identified as a suspect

Similar words

피의자piuija: A person under criminal investigation who may be questioned or arrested.
범인peomin: The person responsible for committing a crime.
수상한 사람susanghan saram: A person whose behavior or appearance seems strange and suspicious.
의심을 받는 사람uisimeul panneun saram: A person suspected by others without clear proof of wrongdoing.

Definition in Korean

경찰 조사나 증거로 인해 의심의 대상이 된 사람kyeong chal cho sa na cheung geo ro in hae ui si mui tae sang i toen sa ram

Word origin

This Sino-Korean noun combines 용의 (yongui, "suspicion") with 자 (ja, "person"), meaning a person under suspicion.

Usage tips

  • English speakers should remember that suspect can describe someone under investigation without proving that the person committed a crime.

Related words

  • 용의yonguisuspicionnoun
  • 용의선상yonguiseonsangunder suspicionnoun

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