人質

Japanese

kanjitab
Definitions
  • a hostage
  • (sort=ひとじち) indentureship, the state of being in servitude to another as collateral on or payment of a debt

Etymology

Compound from Japanese 人 (person, human, people, man, type of person, person from, -person, a person) + Japanese 質 (material, substance, matter, hock, forming noun to adjective, pawn, quality).

Origin

Japanese

Gloss

material, substance, matter, hock, forming noun to adjective, pawn, quality

Concept
Semantic Field

Possession

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

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