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人ひと質じち
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Meanings
Noun
1. hostage
Kanji used
人person質quality
Pitch accent
ひとじち
Used in vocabulary
人ひと質じち事じ件けん
incident involving the taking of hostages; hostage situation
Noun
人ひと質じち救きゅう出しゅつ作さく戦せん
hostage rescue operation
Noun
人ひと質じち司し法ほう
hostage justice; practice of keeping a suspect in police custody in an attempt to force a confession
Noun
Examples8
The hostages will be released.
The fate of the hostages depends on the result of the negotiation.
The hostages will be released before Christmas.
Wife and children are hostages given to fortune.
He tried to brave it out while held as a hostage.
Sooner or later, the hostages will be set free.