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    3. 人質

    人質

    人ひと質じち

    hostage

    N1KMT4News #7+1CoreNounPolitics & LawKanji Vocab17 strokes

    ひとじち

    Noun

    1.
    hostage

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    犯はん人にんは人ひと質じちを取とった。

    The criminal took a hostage.

    KMT4Politics & Law
    人ひと質じちは無ぶ事じに解かい放ほうされた。

    The hostage was released safely.

    KMT4Politics & Law
    政せい府ふは人ひと質じちの安あん全ぜん確かく保ほを最さい優ゆう先せんとした。

    The government made securing the hostages' safety its top priority.

    KMT6Politics & Law
    テロリストは人ひと質じちと引ひき換かえに要よきゅ求うを突つきつけた。

    The terrorists made demands in exchange for the hostages.

    KMT6Politics & Law
    彼かれは外がい交こう交こう渉しょうで人ひと質じち解かい放ほうに尽じん力りょくした。

    He made efforts to secure the release of the hostages through diplomatic negotiations.

    KMT7Politics & Law

    Kanji that make up this word

    人
    ひと・-り・-と…(7)
    person
    質
    たち・ただ.す・もと・わりふ…(3)
    substance・quality・matter・temperament
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