Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 拉致(らち) in Japanese

拉致
Kana Reading
らち
Romaji
rachi
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
    Meaning
    taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction
    Example sentence
    今日のトピックは「北朝鮮による日本人拉致問題」です。 Today's topic is "the problem of Japanese people abducted by North Korea".

Examples of 拉致, らち in a sentence

Kanji in this word

致 JLPT 1

10 strokes

doth, do, send, forward, cause, exert, incur, engage

On'Yomi: チ

Kun'Yomi: いた.す

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拉

8 strokes

Latin, kidnap, crush

On'Yomi: ラツ, ラ, ロウ

Kun'Yomi: らっ.する, ひし.ぐ, くだ.く

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