冤罪

Chinese
injustice; to wrong
 
guilt; crime; fault
guilt; crime; fault; blame; sin
trad. (冤罪) 冤 罪
simp. #(冤罪) 冤 罪

Pronunciation

Noun

冤罪

  1. miscarriage of justice
    Synonym: 冤獄／冤狱 (yuānyù)

Usage notes

Rare in modern Sinitic, where it is superseded by 冤獄／冤狱 (yuānyù) in usage.

Japanese
Kanji in this term
冤 罪
えん
Hyōgaiji		 ざい
Grade: 5
on’yomi
Alternative spellings
寃罪
えん罪

Etymology

/wenzai/ → /enzai/

From Middle Chinese compound 冤罪 (ʔjwan dzwojX, literally “injustice + crime”). Compare modern Mandarin reading yuānzuì.

Pronunciation

Noun

冤(えん)罪(ざい) • (enzai) ←ゑんざい (wenzai)?

  1. miscarriage of justice; false charge

Synonyms

References
  1. NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
  2. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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