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指名手配

Kana Reading
しめいてはい
Romaji
shimeitehai
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
    Meaning
    to want (e.g. for questioning by the police); to put on the wanted list
    Example sentence
    そもそも指名手配されただけでは「犯人」じゃないです。 In any case, just being wanted by the police isn't enough to make you "a criminal."
  • Parts of speech
    nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no'
    Meaning
    wanted (e.g. for questioning)
    Example sentence
    お兄ちゃん、このお魚本当に美味しいの？黒鯛が極道に落ちて、全国指名手配されたみたいなお魚だよ？ Hey, is this fish tasty for real? It looks like a fish that was a black porgy who'd fallen in with mobsters and been put on the countries most wanted list!?

Examples of 指名手配, しめいてはい in a sentence

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