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人質救出作戦 (ひとじちきゅうしゅつさくせん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

人ひと質じち救きゅう出しゅつ作さく戦せん

Meanings

1

hostage rescue operation

A planned military or police operation to free hostages. Often used in news reports and action contexts.

警けい察さつは人ひと質じち救きゅう出しゅつ作さく戦せんを開かい始しした。
The police launched a hostage rescue operation.

Kanji

人person
質substance, quality, matter
救salvation, save, help
出exit, leave, go out
作

make, production, prepare

戦war, battle, match

Built from

人ひと質じち+救きゅう出しゅつ作さく戦せん

Etymology

Compound of 人質 (hostage), 救出 (rescue), and 作戦 (operation).