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罪を着せる (つみをきせる) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

罪つみを着きせる

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Meanings

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expression, ichidan verb

pin a crime on; frame someone

Used when someone falsely makes another person appear guilty of a crime or wrongdoing.

彼かれは無む実じつの男おとこに罪つみを着きせようとした。
He tried to pin the crime on an innocent man.
誰だれかが私わたしに罪つみを着きせたんだ。
Someone framed me.

Kanji

罪guilt, sin, crime
着don, arrive, wear

Similar words

濡ぬれ衣ぎぬを着きせる
Similar meaning, but 濡れ衣を着せる is more idiomatic and often implies a completely false accusation, while 罪を着せる can also be used when shifting blame for a real crime onto someone else.

Etymology

Compound of 罪 (crime) + を (object marker) + 着せる (to put on someone else, to make someone wear). The expression literally means 'to make someone wear a crime'.