誘拐|ゆうかいyuukai[0]heiban (flat)
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Definitions
- noun, suru verb, transitive verbabduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 誘拐する（ゆうかいする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 誘拐します（ゆうかいします） |
| Negative (nai) | 誘拐しない（ゆうかいしない） |
| polite (masen) | 誘拐しません（ゆうかいしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 誘拐せず・誘拐せぬ（ゆうかいせず・ゆうかいせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 誘拐した（ゆうかいした） |
| polite (mashita) | 誘拐しました（ゆうかいしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 誘拐しなかった（ゆうかいしなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 誘拐しませんでした（ゆうかいしませんでした） |
| Te form | 誘拐して（ゆうかいして） |
| Potential | 誘拐できる（ゆうかいできる） |
| Passive | 誘拐される（ゆうかいされる） |
| Causative | 誘拐させる（ゆうかいさせる） |
| Causative passive | 誘拐させられる（ゆうかいさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 誘拐すれば（ゆうかいすれば） |
| tara | 誘拐したら（ゆうかいしたら） |
| Volitional | 誘拐しよう（ゆうかいしよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 誘拐しましょう（ゆうかいしましょう） |
| Imperative | 誘拐しろ（ゆうかいしろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym略取りゃくしゅWrittenLegal term for abducting someone by violence or threats; in law 「誘拐」 covers abduction by deception or enticement.
- Synonym拉致らちNeutralForcible abduction, often at the state level, as in 「拉致問題」; 「誘拐」 usually means kidnapping people and appears in criminal cases.
- SynonymかどわかすWrittenWritten word for luring someone away by deception; in everyday speech say 「誘拐する」 or 「さらう」.
- SynonymかっさらうCasualColloquial: to snatch or grab things away in one sweep. 「誘拐」 applies only to abducting people.
- SynonymさらうNeutralTo seize an opening and carry off people or things; also to monopolize, as in 「人気を攫う」. 「誘拐」 is the legal term for kidnapping.
- SynonymひっさらうCasualColloquial: to carry a person off by force. 「誘拐」 is the formal term for the crime.
- Related連れ去るつれさるNeutralNative verb meaning to take someone away, not necessarily illegally; 「誘拐」 always denotes a crime.
- RelatedかどわすWrittenRare written word for carrying a person off; in daily speech say 「誘拐」.
- Related拐引かいいんWrittenRare written word for abduction by deception; in daily speech say 「誘拐」.
- Antonym解放かいほうNeutralTo release a hostage or free someone from restraint; the opposite of 「誘拐」.
Default to 「誘拐」 for kidnapping or abducting people. Use 「拉致」 for forcible or state-level abduction, 「略取」 as the legal term for taking someone by violence or threats, 「攫う」 when speaking casually of carrying someone off, and 「解放」 for release.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
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