Kanji

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

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.

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