Kanji

囚

captured, criminal, arrest, catch

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

5 strokes

Radical

囗部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

シュウ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

とらわれる

Common Readings

シュウ

Example sentences

囚われる とらわれる
過去の失敗に囚われず、前を向こう。

Let's not be bound by past failures and look forward.

目先 めさき
彼は目先の利益に囚われて、大きなチャンスを逃した。

He was caught up in immediate profit and missed a big opportunity.

囚人 しゅうじん
その囚人は自由を求めて脱走した。

The prisoner escaped in search of freedom.

脱走 だっそう
その囚人は、夜の闇に紛れて刑務所から脱走した。

The prisoner escaped from prison under the cover of the night.

囚われ とらわれ
姫は囚われの身から救い出された

The princess was rescued from captivity.

虜囚 りょしゅう
多くの兵士が虜囚となった。

Many soldiers became prisoners of war.

Example Vocabulary

囚われる

とらわれる

to be caught; to be bound by

囚人

しゅうじん

prisoner; convict

死刑囚

しけいしゅう

囚われ

とらわれ

captivity; imprisonment; prisoner

虜囚

りょしゅう

captive; prisoner of war

囚われの身

とらわれのみ

囚

しゅう

脱獄囚

だつごくしゅう

囚人服

しゅうじんふく

恐怖に囚われる

きょうふにとらわれる

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