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Zach

拉致

Reading

Kana: らち
Romaji: rachi
Kana
Romaji

Definition

noun
vs
1

taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction

Kanji

拉
Readings: ラツ、 ラ、 ロウ、 らっ.する、 ひし.ぐ、 くだ.く
Meanings: Latin, kidnap, crush
致
Readings: チ、 いた.す
Meanings: doth, do, send, forward, cause, exert, incur, engage

Example Sentences

彼(かれ)は四(よん)人(にん)の警官(けいかん)によって深夜(しんや)拉致(らち)された。
➥He was spirited away by four police officers in the middle of the night.
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今日(きょう)のトピックは「北朝鮮(きたちょうせん)による日本人(にっぽんじん)拉致(らち)問題(もんだい)」です。
➥Today's topic is "the problem of Japanese people abducted by North Korea".
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