Word Meaning 虜囚

りょしゅう ryoshuu

虜囚 is read as りょしゅう (ryoshuu) and means captive.

Meaning

English

  1. captive
  2. prisoner (of war)

Reading

Kana

りょしゅう

Romaji

ryoshuu

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 18 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Rank 146642 Priority X

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

とりこ

captive

死刑囚

しけいしゅう

criminal condemned to death

確定死刑囚

かくていしけいしゅう

criminal condemned to death

政治囚

せいじしゅう

political prisoner

未決囚

みけつしゅう

unconvicted prisoner

囚人

めしうど

prisoner

捕虜

ほりょ

prisoner (of war)

被虜人

ひりょにん

slave

捕虜収容所

ほりょしゅうようじょ

prisoner-of-war camp

良心の囚人

りょうしんのしゅうじん

prisoner of conscience

囚人労働

しゅうじんろうどう

prison labor

捕虜交換

ほりょこうかん

prisoner exchange