虜

captive, barbarian, 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:N1

Frequency:1678

Vocabulary

リョ

Word	Reading	Meaning
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

Word	Reading	Meaning
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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