Word Meaning 人質

ひとじち hitojichi

人質 is read as ひとじち (hitojichi) and means hostage.

Meaning

English

  1. hostage

Reading

Kana

ひとじち

Romaji

hitojichi

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 17 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Rank 3850 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

人質救出作戦

ひとじちきゅうしゅつさくせん

hostage rescue operation

人質司法

ひとじちしほう

hostage justice

人定質問

じんていしつもん

establishing the identity of a defendant

人質事件

ひとじちじけん

incident involving the taking of hostages

武人気質

ぶじんかたぎ

martial spirit

玄人気質

くろうとかたぎ

professionalism

職人気質

しょくにんかたぎ

spirit of a true artisan

商人気質

あきんどかたぎ

mercantile mind-set

人目

ひとめ

(public) notice

人事

じんじ

personnel affairs

人道

じんどう

human realm

人口

じんこう

common talk

Example Sentences

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All the hostages were released unharmed.

Tom wasn't taken hostage.

The terrorists released the hostages.

The criminal didn't let the hostages go.

Tom killed one of his hostages.

Sooner or later, the hostages will be set free.

He tried to brave it out while held as a hostage.

Russia expresses regret for those lost in the hostage incident.

I thought Tom and Mary were going to use me as a hostage.