虜 — kanji meaning “captive”
虜
captive, barbarian, low epithet for the enemy
- Meanings
- captive, barbarian, low epithet for the enemy
- On'yomi
- リョ (ryo)、ロ (ro)
- Kun'yomi
- とりこ、とりく
- Strokes
- 13
- School grade
- 8
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 1
- Newspaper frequency
- #1678 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 141
- Chinese reading
- lǔ — Chinese character page
Words with 虜
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 捕虜 | ほりょ horyo | prisoner (of war); POW; captive |
| 虜囚 | りょしゅう ryoshuu | captive; prisoner (of war) |
| 俘虜 | ふりょ furyo | prisoner of war; captive |
| 捕虜交換 | ほりょこうかん horyokoukan | prisoner exchange |
| 被虜人 | ひりょにん hiryonin | slave |
| 胡虜 | こりょ koryo | northern barbarian tribes surrounding ancient China |
| 軍虜 | ぐんりょ gunryo | prisoner (of war) |
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