有罪の
yuuzai no
The Japanese word for "guilty" (judged to have committed a crime) is 有罪の (yuuzai no).
The term is used in legal or judicial contexts to describe someone or something found guilty of a crime. While the noun form 有罪 refers to guilt itself, the adjective form 有罪の is used to modify other words.
Meaning: judged to have committed a crime (adj)
What does it mean word for word?
The word consists of the noun 有罪 (guilt) and the particle の (no), which functions to turn the noun into an adjective that can modify a noun.
Which one should you use?
The antonym of the concept 有罪 is 無罪, which means "not guilty" or "innocence".
How does it change in a sentence?
In the form 有罪の, the particle の is used to turn the noun 有罪 into an adjective that can modify a noun, such as a "guilty person".
How do you pronounce it?
yuuzai no
When do people say it?
In situations where you have caused an inconvenience and wish to express a sense of apology or social guilt, you might say ご迷惑をおかけしました, which means "I am sorry for the inconvenience caused".
Did you know?
- If you want to say someone 'feels guilty' about a specific action, you might say they are 後ろめたい (ushiro-metai), which literally means 'feeling uneasy from behind'.
- English speakers use 'guilty' to describe a 'guilty pleasure', but this concept does not translate using 有罪の. Instead, Japanese uses 背徳感 (haitokukan), which describes a 'feeling of immorality' or 'transgression'.
- The word 有罪 (yuuzai) is composed of the characters for 'exist' and 'crime'. In Japanese legal terminology, guilt is not viewed as a quality of a person but as the 'existence of a crime'.
Examples in context
- 陪審員は有罪の評決を出した。The jury has returned a verdict of guilty.This sentence is useful for seeing how to use 有罪の in the context of a legal verdict.Tatoeba #11195442 by bunbuku, translation #282536 by CM
- 彼は有罪の判決を受けた。Kare wa yūzai no hanketsu o uketa.He received a guilty verdict.
- その被告人は有罪の疑いがある。Sono hikokunin wa yūzai no utagai ga aru.The defendant is suspected of being guilty.
Example conversation
Two people are discussing a news report about a trial.
- 陽太 Yotaあの事件の犯人は有罪の判決を受けたのかな？Ano jiken no hannin wa yūzai no hanketsu o uketa no kana?I wonder if the culprit of that case was found guilty.
- 陽葵 Himariええ、昨日有罪の判決が出たみたいよ。Ee, kinō yūzai no hanketsu ga deta mitai yo.Yes, it seems a guilty verdict was issued yesterday.
- 陽太 Yota陽葵さんはそのニュースを見たの？Himari-san wa sono nyūsu o mita no?Himari, did you see that news?
- 陽葵 Himariはい、陽太さん。とても驚いたわ。Hai, Yōta-san. Totemo odoroita wa.Yes, Yōta. I was very surprised.
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
