真犯人

Etymology

From 真 (shin, “true”) +‎ 犯人 (hannin, “culprit”).

Pronunciation

• On’yomi
  • (Tokyo) しんは​んにん [shìńháꜜǹnìǹ] (Nakadaka – [3])
  • IPA^(key): [ɕĩɰ̃hã̠ɲ̟ɲ̟ĩɴ]

Noun

真犯人 (hiragana しんはんにん, rōmaji shinhannin)

1. the true culprit
   • 2000 February 17, Amagi, Seimaru; Sato, Fumiya, “FILE 1　明あけ智ち少しょう年ねん 最さい初しょの事じ件けん　Farewell, My Dear Friend　〈問もん題だい編へん３〉 [FILE 1: Young Akechi First Case: Farewell, My Dear Friend ‹Problem 1›]”, in 明智警視の優雅なる事件簿 [Young Akechi Splendid Case Files] (fiction, in Japanese), 3rd edition, Tokyo: Kodansha, →ISBN:

     ——これは‥———君 (きみ)だよ！君 (きみ)がこの事 (じ)件 (けん)の真 (しん)犯 (はん)人 (にん)だ‼

     ——Kore wa‥ ———kimi da yo! Kimi ga kono jiken no shinhannin da‼

     ——And it is‥ ———you! You are the true culprit of this case‼