JLPT N1 · Noun

人質 (hitojichi)

人質 (ひとじち, hitojichi) is a Japanese noun meaning “hostage”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: ひとじち
Romaji: hitojichi
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

hostage · noun

Example sentences

人質は解放されるだろう。

The hostages will be released.

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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 人質

personジン・ニン・ひと・-り · 2 strokes

substance, quality, matterシツ・シチ・たち・ただ.す · 15 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 人質.

人じん-ian (e.g. Italian)人にんcounter for people人ひとperson大人おとなadult一人ひとりone person二人ふたりtwo persons外国人がいこくじんforeigner人口じんこうpopulation人形にんぎょうdollご主人ごしゅじんyour husband詩人しじんpoet商人しょうにんmerchant人工じんこうartificial人種じんしゅrace (of people)

Source: JMdict entry 1367960 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.