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人質ひとじち

hitojichi

hostage

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Example sentence

犯人は人質を取った。

The criminal took a hostage.

Kanji in 人質

substance, quality, matter

Sentences with 人質

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Words with the same kanji

Word	JLPT	Reading	Meaning
一人	N5	ひとり	ひとりone person
二人	N5	ふたり	ふたりtwo people
～人	N5	～じん	～じんsuffix meaning nationality / group of people (e.g. 日本人[にほんじん] = Japanese person)
～人	N5	～にん	～にんcounter for people (e.g. 三人[さんにん] = three people)
人	N5	ひと	ひとperson / human being (general word)
質問	N5	しつもん	しつもんquestion, inquiry
大人	N5	おとな	おとなadult
外国人	N5	がいこくじん	がいこくじんforeigner

More Pronouns & Reference words

Word	Reading	Meaning
俺	おれ	おれI, me (masculine, casual)
奴	やつ	やつ(vulg.) fellow, guy, chap
連中	れんちゅう	れんちゅうgroup, crowd (of people), bunch
ゲスト	ゲスト	ゲストguest
我	が～	が～ego / self / “I” in compounds (e.g. 我慢[がまん] = patience, self-control)
我	われ	われI / me / oneself (formal or literary pronoun)
本名	ほんみょう	ほんみょうreal name
紳士	しんし	しんしgentleman

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