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JLPT N1nounLevel estimated by Bebop

被ひ告こく

hikoku

defendant, the accused

被告人 is the formal term in criminal cases. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

被告ひこくは無罪むざいになった。
The accused was found not guilty.
Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source
被告ひこくは有罪ゆうざいと判明はんめいした。
The accused proved to be guilty.
Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source
被告ひこくは黙秘もくひした。
The defendant remained silent.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source

Kanji in 被告

被incur; coverOnヒKunこうむる・おおう・かぶる
告revelation; tellOnコクKunつげる

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