Kanji

虜

虜

captive, barbarian, low epithet for the enemy

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

13 strokes

Radical

虍部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

リョ, ロ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

とりこ, とりく

Common Readings

リョ

Example sentences

虜 とりこ
その 美しい 歌声 は 、 聴衆 を 虜 に した 。

The beautiful singing voice captivated the audience.

捕虜 ほりょ
彼 は 戦地 で 捕虜 に なり 、 数年間 収容所 に いた 。

He became a prisoner of war on the battlefield and was in a camp for several years.

拷問 ごうもん
捕虜 は 激しい 拷問 を 受けても 、 軍事 機密 を 漏らさなかった 。

Even under severe torture, the prisoner of war did not leak military secrets.

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

虜

とりこ

captive; prisoner; being captivated or enthralled

捕虜

ほりょ

prisoner of war; captive

虜囚

りょしゅう

captive; prisoner of war

捕虜収容所

ほりょしゅうようじょ

捕虜交換

ほりょこうかん

俘虜

ふりょ

俘虜

ふりょ

胡虜

こりょ

俘虜収容所

ふりょしゅうようじょ

被虜人

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