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kidnap

On-Yomi: カイ

Koohii stories:

1) [perfecturbo] 28-6-2006(398): Wrap your FINGERS around someone's MOUTH to keep them quiet, then put the KNIFE to their throat to ensure their cooperation. This is the best way to KIDNAP someone.

2) [chrislewisca] 21-3-2007(61): After you beckon (#650 招) someone by seducing them, you kidnap them and hang them upside down (the reversed positions of seduce).

3) [zwarte_kat] 16-4-2007(33): Kidnapping goes like this, after you kidnap somebody, you send one of their fingers. Then you hold a dagger before the mouth of the victim and have him talk so that people know he's still alive. This balance between cutting of fingers of the victim and having him say he's all right will make a successful kidnapping. Join us next week on how to perform a good back-alley murder.

4) [raulir] 29-4-2006(29): You kidnap someone by putting a finger on your mouth ("ssh!") and a dagger under his.

5) [jonnay] 21-2-2008(13): Kidnapping is related to, but opposite to beckon (#650 招). If you beckon someone, you ask them to come to you, rather then going to them (to steal them). The kanji is an illustration of that fact, because the mouth (#11 口) is above the sword (#83 刀).

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