主犯

• 読み: しゅはん
• ローマ字: shuhan
• 漢字の分解: 主 (shū) — principal, main; 犯 (han) — crime, offence
• 発音: /ɕɯ.ha.ɴ/

意味

Principal offender; ringleader; mastermind. The person most responsible for planning or leading a crime.

A legal and journalistic noun referring to the main perpetrator in a crime involving multiple people. 主犯 bears the greatest criminal responsibility in contrast to 従犯 (jūhan), an accessory or secondary offender. In court, establishing who is the 主犯 affects the severity of sentencing. The term also appears figuratively to describe the primary cause of a problem.

例文

1. 警察は詐欺事件の主犯格を逮捕したと発表した。
2. 裁判では共犯者の証言によって主犯が特定された。
3. この混乱の主犯は誰かと問われれば、制度設計の失敗だと言わざるを得ない。

使い方ガイド

場面: criminal law, journalism, courts, crime reporting

トーン: serious

起源と歴史

From 主 (shū/omo) meaning 'principal or main' and 犯 (han) meaning 'crime or offence.' A legal compound identifying the central perpetrator among multiple offenders.

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: Adults

社会的背景: All classes