拉致

• 読み: らち
• ローマ字: rachi
• 漢字の分解: 拉 (ra) — to drag, to pull | 致 (chi) — to bring, to cause
• 発音: /ɾa.tɕi/

意味

Abduction; kidnapping; the forcible seizure and removal of a person against their will.

In Japan, 拉致 carries especially strong connotations due to the abduction of Japanese citizens by North Korean agents, primarily in the 1970s and 1980s. The issue became a defining national concern after North Korea acknowledged in 2002 that it had abducted Japanese nationals. 拉致被害者 (abduction victims) and 拉致問題 (the abduction issue) are standard fixed phrases in this context. The word is also used in general criminal or political contexts.

例文

1. 北朝鮮による拉致問題は、日本の外交において今も未解決のままだ。
2. 拉致被害者の家族は、政府に対して早期解決を求め続けている。
3. 組織犯罪による拉致事件が各地で相次ぎ、警察当局が捜査を強化した。

使い方ガイド

場面: diplomacy, criminal law, national security, journalism

トーン: serious

起源と歴史

From Chinese 拉致 — 拉 (ra) meaning 'to pull, to drag' and 致 (chi) meaning 'to bring, to cause'. The compound denotes dragging someone to a place against their will, entering widespread Japanese use particularly in diplomatic and criminal contexts.

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal