虜
虜 — Captive
captive, barbarian, low epithet for the enemy
On’yomiリョ (ryo)
On’yomiロ (ro)
Kun’yomiとりこ (toriko)
Kun’yomiとりく (toriku)
Stroke order (13 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 虜
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 捕虜 | ほりょ horyo | prisoner (of war); POW; captive |
| 虜 | とりこ toriko | captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.) |
Study notes
虜 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 13 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #1678 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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