Where does “真犯人” come from?

真犯人 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 真, from Chinese 似.

真犯人 (Japanese): the true culprit

Definitions

  1. the true culprit

Ancestry of “真犯人”, step by step

真犯人 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 真

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese真truth, reality; truth, reality, genuineness;...
2Chinese似—

via Japanese 犯人

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese犯人criminal; culprit
Every word from Chinese 似 →Every word from Japanese 真 →