Keyword
captive
Info
FrequencyTop 2000-2100
Type
Jōyō 
?
Shinjitai ?
KankenLevel Pre-2
Heisig2146
Old form虜
Readings
りょ
(71%)
Composed of
tiger's head
man
Used in vocabulary (13 in total)
prisoner (of war); POW; captive
captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)
captive; prisoner (of war)
prisoner-of-war camp; POW camp
prisoner of war; captive
captive; prisoner; foreigner; barbarian; slave
prisoner-of-war camp; POW camp
captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)
northern barbarian tribes surrounding ancient China; foreigner; barbarian tribe
prisoner (of war)
Prisoner of the Caucasus (opera)
Examples (5 in total)
They treated the prisoners cruelly.
They were taken prisoner.
The general ordered the massacre of all war prisoners.