人質

ひとじち

hostage

What does 人質 mean?

人質 is a Japanese noun meaning hostage in English. It is written as 人質 in kanji, ひとじち in hiragana, and hitojichi in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N1 vocabulary.

Example sentence

人質は解放されるだろう。

The hostages will be released.