救出(きゅうしゅつ)

きゅうしゅつ
noun / suru verb
rescue, deliverance
1. rescue, deliverance, extraction
The act of saving or freeing someone from a dangerous, difficult, or life-threatening situation such as a disaster, accident, captivity, or emergency.
人質(ひとじち)を救出(きゅうしゅつ)する。
To rescue the hostages.
消防隊(しょうぼうたい)が火事(かじ)の中(なか)から住民(じゅうみん)を救出(きゅうしゅつ)した。
The fire brigade rescued residents from the fire.
地震(じしん)で倒壊(とうかい)した建物(たてもの)の下(した)から、発生(はっせい)から72時間後(じかんご)に生存者(せいぞんしゃ)が救出(きゅうしゅつ)された。
A survivor was rescued from under a collapsed building 72 hours after the earthquake struck.

USAGE:
Used as both a noun and a suru verb. Often appears in news reports about disasters, accidents, and hostage situations. The word emphasizes actively extracting someone from danger, as opposed to simply helping or assisting. The subject performing the rescue is typically a professional team (fire brigade, military, police, etc.).

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 救出(きゅうしゅつ)する: to rescue
  • 救出(きゅうしゅつ)作戦(さくせん): rescue operation
  • 救出(きゅうしゅつ)活動(かつどう): rescue activities
  • 救出(きゅうしゅつ)劇(げき): dramatic rescue

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 救助(きゅうじょ): rescue, relief (broader; includes search-and-rescue)
  • 救済(きゅうさい): relief, salvation (abstract; financial or spiritual relief)
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