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囚 — kanji meaning “captured”

captured, criminal, arrest, catch

Meanings
captured, criminal, arrest, catch
On'yomi
Kun'yomi
Strokes
5
School grade
8
JLPT (old scale)
Level 1
Newspaper frequency
#2107 of 2,500
Classical radical
31
Chinese reading
qiú — Chinese character page

Words with 囚

WordReadingMeaning
しゅうじん shuujinprisoner; convict
とらわれ torawarecaptivity; imprisonment
とらわれる torawareruto be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner
じょしゅう joshuufemale prisoner; female convict
りょしゅう ryoshuucaptive; prisoner (of war)
しけいしゅう shikeishuucriminal condemned to death; convict on death row
ふくえきしゅう fukuekishuuconvict; prisoner
ふしゅう fushuuprisoner (of war); captive
ゆうしゅう yuushuuimprisonment
しゅうじんろうどう shuujinroudouprison labor; prison labour; forced labor
だつごくしゅう datsugokushuuescaped prisoner
みけつしゅう miketsushuuunconvicted prisoner; prisoner awaiting trial

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