救出|きゅうしゅつkyuushutsu[0]heiban (flat)
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Definitions
- noun, suru verb, transitive verbrescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 救出する（きゅうしゅつする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 救出します（きゅうしゅつします） |
| Negative (nai) | 救出しない（きゅうしゅつしない） |
| polite (masen) | 救出しません（きゅうしゅつしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 救出せず・救出せぬ（きゅうしゅつせず・きゅうしゅつせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 救出した（きゅうしゅつした） |
| polite (mashita) | 救出しました（きゅうしゅつしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 救出しなかった（きゅうしゅつしなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 救出しませんでした（きゅうしゅつしませんでした） |
| Te form | 救出して（きゅうしゅつして） |
| Potential | 救出できる（きゅうしゅつできる） |
| Passive | 救出される（きゅうしゅつされる） |
| Causative | 救出させる（きゅうしゅつさせる） |
| Causative passive | 救出させられる（きゅうしゅつさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 救出すれば（きゅうしゅつすれば） |
| tara | 救出したら（きゅうしゅつしたら） |
| Volitional | 救出しよう（きゅうしゅつしよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 救出しましょう（きゅうしゅつしましょう） |
| Imperative | 救出しろ（きゅうしゅつしろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym救うすくうNeutralGeneral verb for saving or rescuing, also covering relief and spiritual salvation; 「救出」 is reserved for pulling someone out of danger.
- Synonym救援きゅうえんWrittenWritten/formal word for rescue or giving aid, as in 「救援物資」 and 「救援隊」; 「救出」 specifically means freeing people who are trapped.
- Synonym救いすくいNeutralNoun for rescue or aid, and also for spiritual comfort and solace, as in 「救いがない」; 「救出」 is the concrete act of saving someone.
- Synonym救助きゅうじょNeutralRescuing people whose lives or safety are in danger, as in 「人命救助」; 「救出」 stresses getting them out of the dangerous situation.
- Synonym助けるたすけるNeutralThe broadest verb of the group, covering helping and saving in general; 「救出」 is used only for getting someone out of danger.
- Synonym救い出すすくいだすNeutralNative Japanese verb for rescuing someone out of danger; the Sino-Japanese 「救出（する）」 is more common in news reports of rescue operations.
- Related救済きゅうさいWrittenWritten/formal word for relieving victims or people in distress, as in 「被害者救済」; 「救出」 is specifically about getting someone out of danger.
- Related助け出すたすけだすNeutralNative verb meaning to help someone out of danger, more colloquial; 「救出する」 leans written and is typical of news reporting.
- Antonym放棄ほうきWrittenWritten/formal word for giving something up and leaving it be; the opposite of 「救出」.
- Antonym見捨てるみすてるNeutralTo abandon someone in trouble, knowing their plight and leaving them to it; the opposite of 「救出」.
- Antonym遺棄いきWrittenWritten/formal word for abandoning or deserting, as in 「死体遺棄」; the opposite of 「救出」.
Default to 「救出」 for getting someone out of danger, as in 「人質を救出」. Use 「救助」 for rescuing people in peril, 「救援」 for giving aid, and 「救済」 for relieving victims or the distressed. The native verbs 「救い出す」「助け出す」「救う」「助ける」 and the noun 「救い」 are everyday alternatives; the antonyms are 「見捨てる」 and, in formal prose, 「放棄」「遺棄」.
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