Japanese symbol for “detainee”
抑留者
よくりゅうしゃ
Romaji: yokuryuusha
detainee
In Japanese, detainee is 抑留者, read よくりゅうしゃ (yokuryuusha).
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Meanings
- n detainee
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “detainee”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 被留置者 | ひりゅうちしゃ hiryuuchisha | detainee |
| 拘禁者 | こうきんしゃ koukinsha | detainee |
| 収容者 | しゅうようしゃ shuuyousha | (prison) inmate; detainee; internee |
| 被収容者 | ひしゅうようしゃ hishuuyousha | (prison) inmate; detainee; prisoner |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 抑制 | よくせい yokusei | control; restraint; suppression |
| 抑える | おさえる osaeru | to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control |
| 抑え | おさえ osae | weight (e.g. paperweight); pressing down |
| 抑圧 | よくあつ yokuatsu | check; restraint; oppression |
| 抑止 | よくし yokushi | keeping in check; holding back; deterrence |
| 抑留 | よくりゅう yokuryuu | internment; detainment; detention |
| 留学 | りゅうがく ryuugaku | studying abroad |
| 留学生 | りゅうがくせい ryuugakusei | overseas student; exchange student |
| 患者 | かんじゃ kanja | patient |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.