誘拐(ゆうかい)

ゆうかい
noun, verb-suru
kidnapping, abduction
1. kidnapping, abduction
The crime of taking someone away by force or deception, especially for ransom or other criminal purposes. Used in both news reporting and everyday conversation.
子(こ)どもが誘拐(ゆうかい)された。
A child was kidnapped.
誘拐(ゆうかい)犯(はん)はまだ捕(つか)まっていない。
The kidnapper has not been caught yet.
身代金(みのしろきん)目的(もくてき)の誘拐(ゆうかい)事件(じけん)が報道(ほうどう)された。
A kidnapping case for ransom was reported in the news.

USAGE:
誘拐(ゆうかい) is a serious criminal term. It can be used as a noun or with する to form a verb. The perpetrator is called 誘拐(ゆうかい)犯(はん) (kidnapper).

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 誘拐(ゆうかい)事件(じけん): kidnapping case/incident
  • 誘拐(ゆうかい)犯(はん): kidnapper
  • 誘拐(ゆうかい)未遂(みすい): attempted kidnapping
  • 身代金(みのしろきん)目的(もくてき)の誘拐(ゆうかい): kidnapping for ransom
  • 誘拐(ゆうかい)される: to be kidnapped (passive)

SIMILAR WORDS:
拉致(らち) (abduction) is often used in political contexts, particularly for state-sponsored abductions. 誘拐(ゆうかい) is the standard criminal/legal term.

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