嫌疑

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 嫌疑 is read けんぎ and means suspicion that someone is involved in wrongdoing or a crime.
• Basic usage: It is a formal term used when someone is suspected of forgery or when new evidence dispels suspicion.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Coming under or being cleared of suspicion
  • 嫌疑をかけられた means coming under suspicion, while 嫌疑が晴れた means that the suspicion was cleared. The two expressions describe opposite developments.
• Scope compared with 疑い
  • 疑い also broadly covers uncertainty about whether something is true. 嫌疑 focuses on suspected wrongdoing and is distinct from saying that the wrongdoing has been established.