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)
Examples (5 in total)
They treated the prisoners cruelly.
They were taken prisoner.
The general ordered the massacre of all war prisoners.