VocabJLPT N2
suspicion
NounSuffix

Definitions

  1. 1. suspicion
  2. 2. charge
This word means suspicion of having committed a crime. It is commonly used in news reports and legal contexts, such as when someone is arrested on suspicion of a particular offense.

Example sentences

Sentence 1

Let me turn that around — what reason do you have to suspect me?

Sentence 2

The front door lock was broken, and suspicion gathered around the boy next door.

Sentence 3

"The suspicion thing is just a joke," Kenta laughed.

Sentence 4

Sure, the circumstances look suspicious, but don't go making up your mind based on suspicion alone.

Sentence 5

"And what evidence is there for that suspicion?" my brother said coldly.