Japanese with Manga

Abduction and taking away with

拐 refers to the act of deceiving or carrying away a person, or the act of snagging an object. It is primarily used in compound words that describe crimes involving the abduction of people.

Etymology

This kanji is a phono-semantic compound comprised of 扌 (hand) as the semantic component and an altered form of 冎 as the phonetic component.

Crimes

(Kidnapping)

誘拐(ゆうかい) means kidnapping someone by deception or enticement.

It combines 誘 (entice) with 拐 (carry off) to show abduction by luring someone away.

Manga panel from 名探偵コナン showing example of A kidnapped daughter with 誘拐.
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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(こごろ):
「さっき電話(でんわ)があったんだよ！！」
“I just got a call!!”
「娘(むすめ)が黒(くろ)ずくめの男(おとこ)に誘拐(ゆうかい)されたと、親(おや)から依頼(いらい)が来(き)た！！」
“A request came from the parent, saying his daughter was kidnapped by a man dressed in all black!!”
「オレの力(ちから)を借(か)りたいってな！！」
“He wants my help!!”
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Legal Cases

(Kidnapping case)

誘拐事件(ゆうかいじけん) means a kidnapping case or kidnapping incident. It is common in news and legal reporting.

It combines 誘拐 (abduction) with 事件 (incident) to show an incident involving kidnapping.

Manga panel from 名探偵コナン showing example of I say that because I thought it up with だって.
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A fake kidnapping ploy turns into an actual kidnapping. After the kidnapped child is safe, her father goes after their butler for concocting the scheme. The daughter, Akiko, protects the butler, saying she’s the bad one.

晶子(あきこ):
「だってこの誘拐(ゆうかい)事件(じけん)を考(かんが)えたのは、晶子(あきこ)なんだもん！！」
“I say that because I'm the one who thought up the kidnapping plot!”
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