Kanji

What does the kanji 虜 mean?

虜 means captive, prisoner of war. On'yomi リョ、ロ. Kun'yomi とりこ、とりく.

Quick facts
On'yomiリョ、ロ
Kun'yomiとりこ、とりく
Strokes13
Main radical虍
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
On'yomi リョ、ロKun'yomi とりこ、とりく
N1 · estimated, JLPT framework13 strokes

captive, prisoner of war

Memory hook

The one strong as a tiger (虍) using force (力) to take a captive from the field (田) — CAPTIVE.

Main radical

虍tiger 6 strokes

Stroke order · 13 strokes

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Common words

  • 捕虜ほりょprisoner of war

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Data sources and licences

English meanings, On/Kun readings, stroke counts: KANJIDIC2 — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Components: KRADFILE (EDRDG). Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel), licensed CC BY-SA 3.0. Mnemonics written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

N5–N1 levels on this page are estimates based on the JLPT framework, drawn from community benchmarks. GoMe Nihongo is not affiliated with the Japan Foundation or JEES, which administer the JLPT.