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What does 人質 (ひとじち, hitojichi) mean?

人質 (ひとじち, hitojichi) means hostage.

Quick facts
Readingひとじち
Romajihitojichi
Part of speechnoun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
ひとじち
N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonhitojichi

hostage

  1. 1noun hostage

Example sentences

  • The hostage was safely released.

  • The perpetrator took a hostage and barricaded himself in.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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