NichiDict

潔白

けっぱく
[keppaku]

Meanings

1.NounAdj-na

innocence; guiltlessness; purity; uprightness; integrity

Examples

被告は自らの潔白を証明するために戦った。

The defendant fought to prove his innocence.

潔白が認められ無罪判決が言い渡された。

Innocence was recognized and a not-guilty verdict was handed down.

潔白を主張し続ける姿勢が周囲の心を動かした。

The stance of persistently claiming innocence moved those around him.