行方不明者(ゆくえふめいしゃ)

ゆくえふめいしゃ
noun
missing person
1. missing person; person whose whereabouts are unknown
A person whose whereabouts have become unknown — used in news reports about disasters, accidents, runaways, and police searches.
行方不明者(ゆくえふめいしゃ)が出(で)た。
There were people who went missing.
行方不明者(ゆくえふめいしゃ)の捜索(そうさく)が続(つづ)いている。
The search for the missing person continues.
地震(じしん)による死者(ししゃ)は二十名(にじゅうめい)、行方不明者(ゆくえふめいしゃ)は十名(じゅうめい)に達(たっ)した。
The earthquake's death toll reached 20, with 10 people still missing.

Compound of 行方(ゆくえ) (whereabouts) + 不明(ふめい) (unknown) + 者(しゃ) (person). Standard news-and-officialese term, especially in reporting on natural disasters, accidents, and police investigations.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 行方不明者(ゆくえふめいしゃ)の捜索(そうさく): search for missing people
  • 行方不明者(ゆくえふめいしゃ)届(とどけ): missing person report (filed with police)
  • 行方不明者(ゆくえふめいしゃ)が出(で)る: for someone to go missing
  • 行方不明者(ゆくえふめいしゃ)の家族(かぞく): family of a missing person

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 行方不明(ゆくえふめい): missing; whereabouts unknown — the adjectival/state-of-being form (e.g. 行方不明(ゆくえふめい)になる, to go missing)
  • 失踪者(しっそうしゃ): missing person; runaway — emphasizes that the person disappeared deliberately, often used in legal contexts
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