Word Meaning 被告人

ひこくにん hikokunin

被告人 is read as ひこくにん (hikokunin) and means accused.

Meaning

English

  1. accused
  2. defendant
  3. prisoner at the bar

Reading

Kana

ひこくにん

Romaji

hikokunin

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 19 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 10618 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

刑事被告人

けいじひこくにん

accused

被後見人

ひこうけんにん

ward (of the court)

被相続人

ひそうぞくにん

decedent

被申立人

ひもうしたてにん

respondent

被補助人

ひほじょにん

person subject to a limited guardianship

被裏書人

ひうらがきにん

endorsee

被選挙人

ひせんきょにん

person eligible for elective office

被保佐人

ひほさにん

person subject to a conservatorship or curatorship

被虜人

ひりょにん

slave

被告

ひこく

defendant

被告側

ひこくがわ

(the) defense

被告席

ひこくせき

defendant's seat

Example Sentences

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The accused was sentenced to death.

"The accused" is a legal term.

The accused made up a false story in the court.

The defendant was about to stand trial when he grabbed the deputy's gun and shot the judge.

According to a Cornell University study, unattractive defendants are 22 percent more likely to be convicted than good-looking ones.