A kidnapped daughter with 誘拐
Kanji Explanation: Abduction and taking away with 拐
At Professor Agasa’s request, Ran takes Conan home to see if her father will let him stay over for a while. When they reach Ran’s place, her detective father bursts out of the front door, saying he’s heading out on a job.
- 小五郎:
- 「さっき電話があったんだよ！！」
- “I just got a call!!”
- 「娘が黒ずくめの男に誘拐されたと、親から依頼が来た！！」
- “A request came from the parent, saying his daughter was kidnapped by a man dressed in all black!!”
- Literal: “A request came from the parent saying that his daughter was kidnapped by a man dressed all in black!!”
- 「オレの力を借りたいってな！！」
- “He wants my help!!”
- “I just got a call!!”
Key Points
- In this scene, 誘拐 means abduction: someone has taken the daughter away unlawfully.
- された makes it receptive, so the daughter is the victim of the kidnapping.
- 娘が marks the daughter as the subject of 誘拐された, the one who received the action of being kidnapped.
- 黒ずくめの男に marks the person who did the kidnapping: a man dressed all in black.
- ずくめ means being covered or entirely characterized by something; here, 黒ずくめ describes clothing/appearance.
- The の links that description to 男, giving “a black-clad man”.
- The と after 誘拐された quotes what the parent said or reported.
- The larger structure is 「『娘が… 誘拐された』と、親から依頼が来た」: “A request came from the parent, saying that his daughter had been kidnapped…”
- って is casual quoting, repeating the parent’s message as “he wants to borrow my help”.
- な gives Kogoro’s spoken line a rough, matter-of-fact finish as he rushes out.
Vocabulary
誘拐 (Kidnapping)
誘拐 refers to a criminal act in which a person is deceived and taken away through acts of deception or enticement.
男 (Man)
男 refers to men (adult males) or boys.
親 (Parent)
親 refers to the person who gave birth to and raised a child (the father and mother).
娘 (Daughter)
娘 primarily refers to a female child from a parent’s perspective. Depending on the context, it can also refer to a young woman.
電話 (Telephone)
電話 refers to a means of communication that allows people in different locations to speak to each other in real time, or to the device used for this purpose.
力 (Power)
Depending on the context, the word 力 can have a wide range of meanings, including physical power, human ability, and the laws of physics.
依頼 (Request)
依頼 refers to asking someone to handle a matter or task, or the act of making such a request.