No. 3,904 in Japanese
ギルティ
"Guilty."
In a sentence
彼はギルティとして裁判で有罪になった。
He was found guilty in court.
Here, ギルティ (/guilty/) is used directly to mean 'guilty' in a judicial context.
その映画の主人公は、自分の犯した罪にギルティを感じていた。
The protagonist of the movie felt guilty about the crimes they committed.
In this sentence, ギルティ represents the feeling of guilt as an emotional state, describing the character's inner experience.
彼は嘘をついたと認めて、その事について自分自身にギルティだと言った。
He admitted he lied and told himself he was guilty about that.
Here, the usage of ギルティ conveys a personal acknowledgment of wrongdoing, blending the English term into informal reflective language.
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