Japanese

Alternative forms

• 寃罪
• えん罪

Noun

冤罪 ‎(hiragana えんざい, romaji enzai, historical hiragana ゑんざい)

1. miscarriage of justice, false charge

Synonyms

• 濡 (ぬ)れ衣 (ぎぬ) ‎(nureginu)
• 誤審 (ごしん) ‎(goshin)

References

1. ↑ 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9
2. ↑ 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, ISBN 978-4-14-011112-3