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拉致

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 拉致

らっち
~する Verb
Noun
Transitive
Freq #10840
1

taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction

Examples
彼は四人の警官によって深夜拉致された。
He was spirited away by four police officers in the middle of the night.

Kanji in this Word

8 strokes
Grade 8

Meanings

Latin
kidnap
crush

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ラツ
ロウ
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
らっ.する
ひし.ぐ
くだ.く
10 strokes
Frequency: 870
JLPT N1
Grade 8

Meanings

doth
do
send
forward
cause
exert
incur
engage

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
いた.す
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