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お尋ね者 (おたずねもの) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

お尋たずね者もの

お

た

ず

ね

も

の

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Meanings

1

wanted person; fugitive

Refers to a person being sought by the police or authorities, often used in news or legal contexts.

警けい察さつはお尋たずね者ものの行方ゆくえ

を

追お

っ

て

いる

。

The police are tracking the whereabouts of the wanted person.

彼かれはお尋たずね者ものとして全ぜん国こくに指し名めい手て配はいされた。

He was put on the nationwide wanted list as a fugitive.

Kanji

尋inquire, fathom, look for
者someone, person

Related words

指し名めい手て配はい
指名手配 refers to the act of putting someone on a wanted list, while お尋ね者 is the person being sought.
逃とう亡ぼう者しゃ
逃亡者 emphasizes the act of fleeing, whereas お尋ね者 focuses on being wanted by authorities.

Built from

お尋たずね+者もの

Etymology

Compound of honorific prefix お, 尋ね (stem of 尋ねる 'to search for'), and 者 ('person').