Keyword
squash flat
Info
FrequencyTop 2300-2400
Type
Jōyō 
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KankenLevel 2
Heisig696
Readings
ら
(51%)
らっ
(42%)
ひし
(1%)
Composed of
left hand
standing up
Used in vocabulary (29 in total)
taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction
abduction issue (esp. of those Japanese abducted by North Korea)
abduction victims; abductees
to kidnap; to abduct; to drag (someone to an event or place); to force (someone) to go (to)
abduction and confinement (esp. unlawful)
to be crushed; to be squashed (flat)
to crush (with the weight of misfortune)
to crush; to squash; to overpower; to beat; to crush
ramen; Chinese-style noodles
to crumple (up); to wrinkle; to rub thoroughly; to massage (esp. in sexual contexts)
to trample; to crush underfoot
Latin (language); Latin-American; Latin; Latin (i.e. relating to the literature, culture, etc. of ancient Rome); Roman
Latin (language)
to be crushed; to be squashed (flat)
ramen restaurant; noodle restaurant
to be stricken (e.g. with grief); to be battered (e.g. by disasters)
Lhasa (China)
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".