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Kanji Detail for 虜 - "captive, to capture"

虜

  • Meaning

    虜 means "captive, to capture."

    1. Captive - Prisoner of war; captured enemy.

    2. To capture - To take prisoner; seize alive.

  • Words using 虜

    • 捕虜 ほりょ Listen prisoner (of war); POW; captive

  • Tattoo check: 虜

    • Verified meaning: captive, to capture
    • Jinmeiyō kanji — officially approved for use in Japanese given names

    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.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    capture; imprison; seize; prison

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    capture, imprison, seize; prison

  • Onyomi

    tip

    ryo(リョ) リョ

  • Kunyomi

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    toriko(とりこ) とりこ

  • Strokes

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    12 strokes

  • Radical

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    虍 (torakammuri・toragashira・tora)

  • Related Keywords

    captive to capture servant barbarian prisoner hostage confined detained imprisoned incarcerated seize captured enemy

Sentences including 虜

  • I was fascinated with him.

  • He was held in captivity.

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