Keyword
captive
Info
FrequencyTop 2000-2100
Type
Jōyō 
?
Shinjitai ?
KankenLevel Pre-2
Heisig2146
Old form
Readings
りょ
(70%)
Composed of
tiger's head
man
Used in vocabulary (13 in total)
prisoner (of war)
captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)
captive; prisoner
prison camp; concentration camp; prisoner of war camp; POW camp
captive; prisoner of war
prisoner-of-war camp; POW camp
captive; prisoner; foreigner; barbarian; slave
northern barbarian tribes surrounding ancient China; foreigner; barbarian tribe
captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)
late Edo-period pejorative for Americans
Prisoner of the Caucasus (opera)
Examples (4 in total)
They were taken prisoner.
The general ordered the massacre of all war prisoners.
The slaughter of the prisoners was a barbarous act.