虜
barbarian, captive, low epithet for the enemy

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

リョロ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

とりくとりこ

Stroke Order

13 / 13

Information

Grade:8
Strokes:13
JLPT:1
Frequency:1678

Vocabulary

リョ

WordReadingMeaning
捕虜ホリョprisoner (of war); POW; captive
捕虜交換ホリョコウカンprisoner exchange
俘虜フリョprisoner of war; captive
虜囚リョシュウcaptive; prisoner (of war)
被虜人ヒリョニンslave

Other

WordReadingMeaning
虜とりこcaptive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)
捕虜収容所ほりょしゅうようじょprisoner-of-war camp; POW camp
俘虜収容所ふりょしゅうようじょprisoner-of-war camp; POW camp
虜りょcaptive; prisoner; foreigner; barbarian; slave

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