Keyword
squash flat
Info
FrequencyTop 2300-2400
Type
Jōyō 
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KankenLevel 2
Heisig696
Readings
(50%)
らっ
(42%)
ひし
(3%)
Composed of
left hand
standing up
Used in vocabulary (22 in total)
taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction
to kidnap; to abduct; to force to go to (e.g. an event)
abduction and confinement (esp. unlawful)
to be crushed; to be squashed (flat); to be discouraged
abduction issue (esp. of those Japanese abducted by North Korea)
abduction victims; abductees
to crush (with the weight of misfortune)
to crush
ramen; Chinese-style noodles
to trample; to crush underfoot
to crumple (up); to wrinkle; to rub thoroughly
Latin (language); Latin-American; Latin; Latin; Roman
Latin (language)
to be stricken (e.g. with grief); to be battered (e.g. by disasters)
Examples (3 in total)
He was taken away by four police officers in the middle of the night.
Mary was kidnapped by pirates.
Today's topic is "the problem of Japanese people abducted by North Korea".