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手て配はい写しゃ真しん

Meanings

1

noun

wanted-person photo; mugshot

Used in police and media contexts for a photograph distributed to locate a suspect.

警けい察さつは容よう疑ぎ者しゃの手て配はい写しゃ真しんを公こう開かいした。
The police released a wanted-person photo of the suspect.
ニュースで手て配はい写しゃ真しんを見みた。
I saw a mugshot on the news.

Kanji

手hand
配distribute, spouse, exile
写copy, be photographed, describe
真true, reality, Buddhist sect

Similar words

指し名めい手て配はい
指名手配 is the act of putting someone on the wanted list, while 手配写真 is the photograph itself.
顔かお写じゃ真しん
顔写真 is a general facial photo, whereas 手配写真 specifically refers to a wanted-person photo used in investigations.

Etymology

Compound of 手配 (arrangement, search) and 写真 (photograph).