行方ゆくえ不ふ明めい者しゃ

noun

missing person

Formal term used in police reports, news, and official contexts. Refers to a person whose whereabouts are unknown and who is being sought.

• 警けい察さつは行方ゆくえ不ふ明めい者しゃの捜そう索さくを続つづけている。

  The police are continuing the search for the missing person.

• 地じ震しんの後あと、行方ゆくえ不ふ明めい者しゃの数かずが増ふえた。

  After the earthquake, the number of missing persons increased.