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連行 (renkou) Japanese meaning: take into custody | Kotomora
Common word› Freq. Frequency Top 20,000 Conjugation 連行する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 連れん 行こう する 連れん 行こう しない Polite 連れん 行こう します 連れん 行こう しません Past polite 連れん 行こう しました 連れん 行こう しませんでした Past 連れん 行こう した 連れん 行こう しなかった Te-form 連れん 行こう して 連れん 行こう しないで Desire 連れん 行こう したい 連れん 行こう したくない Potential 連れん 行こう できる 連れん 行こう できない Passive 連れん 行こう される 連れん 行こう されない Causative 連れん 行こう させる 連れん 行こう させない Causative passive 連れん 行こう させられる 連れん 行こう させられない Volitional 連れん 行こう しよう Polite volitional 連れん 行こう しましょう Imperative 連れん 行こう しろ 連れん 行こう するな Conditional 連れん 行こう すれば 連れん 行こう しなければ Tara conditional 連れん 行こう したら 連れん 行こう しなかったら
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連れん
行こう
し
た
。
The police took the suspect to the station.
He was dragged into the meeting room against his will.
Usage patterns 〈 人ひと 〉 を 〈 場ば 所しょ 〉 に 連れん 行こう する to take someone (into custody) to a place
The police took the suspect to the police station.
〈 人ひと 〉 が 連れん 行こう される for someone to be taken into custody / led away
The man was handcuffed and taken away.
取と り 調しら べのために 連れん 行こう する to take someone away for questioning
He was taken to the station for questioning.
Kanji 行 going, journey, carry out Related words 逮捕 means a formal legal arrest with detention, while 連行 refers to the physical act of taking or escorting someone away, which may happen with or without an arrest.
護送 specifically means escorting someone (often a prisoner) under guard during transport, while 連行 is broader and can describe any forced or authoritative taking of a person somewhere.
同行 is often used as a softer, more neutral term for someone accompanying police voluntarily, whereas 連行 implies the person is being taken against their will.
拉致 means abduction or kidnapping and always implies an illegal or violent act, while 連行 is neutral and often used for lawful police action.
連行する is the formal, official term for taking someone into custody, while 引き立てる is more vivid and colloquial for forcibly hauling someone off.
Etymology Compound of 連 (ren, 'take along') and 行 (kō, 'go'), literally 'take and go'. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the meaning has been consistent in modern Japanese.
