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乗っ取り犯人 (nottorihannin) Japanese meaning: hijacker | Kotomora

乗のっ取とり犯はん人にん

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Meanings

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Refers to a person who seizes control of a vehicle, especially an aircraft, by force.

乗のっ取とり犯はん人にんは飛ひ行こう機きの乗じょう客きゃくを人ひと質

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The hijacker took the plane's passengers hostage.

Kanji

乗ride, power, multiplication
取take, fetch, take up
犯crime, sin, offense
人person

Built from

乗のっ取とる+犯はん人にん

Etymology

Compound of 乗っ取り (hijacking, from 乗っ取る 'to hijack') and 犯人 (criminal, culprit).