証人 (しょうにん): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

証人 (しょうにん) means witness / person who sees an event.

See example sentences below.

証人 at a glance

証人

しょうにんshounin

N1noun

witness / person who sees an event

証人しょうにんshouninN1Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

witness / person who sees an event

Example 1

彼は事故の証人になった。

Translation

He became a witness to the accident.

Example 2

証人の証言がとても重要だ。

Translation

The witness's testimony is very important.