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Kanji Detail for 囚 - "prisoner, captive"
囚
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Meaning
囚 means "prisoner, captive." Also associated with confine.
Prisoner - One confined in prison.
Captive - One held in confinement.
Confine - To restrict freedom.
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Words using 囚
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死刑囚
しけいしゅう
criminal condemned to death; convict on death row
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囚人
しゅうじん
prisoner; convict
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囚われる
とらわれる
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner
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死刑囚
しけいしゅう
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Tattoo check: 囚
- Verified meaning: prisoner, captive
- Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
- Also carries these associations: confine
A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.
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Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:
KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary
captured; criminal; arrest; catch
Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters
prisoner, convict; confine
CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary
prisoner
Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data
prisoner, convict; to confine
XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary
To imprison criminals. Hence criminals are also called 囚.
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Sentences including 囚
I'm a prisoner.
The prisoner escaped from prison.
The prisoner was set at liberty.
I'm a prisoner.
The prisoner died under torture.
Tom was a model inmate.
A convict has escaped from prison.
They set the prisoner at liberty.
Don't get paranoid.
The prisoner was released.