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虜 — 13 strokes ／ Radical「虍」

道
準2High school level ／ 13 strokes ／ Radical「虍」
On
リョ・ロりょ・ろ · ryo · ro
Kun
とりこ・とりくtoriko · toriku
Meaning
captive; prisoner

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

虍 "tiger" with 男 "man": a man taken by force — a captive.

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Onリョりょryo虜囚りょしゅう捕虜ほりょ

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 捕虜ほりょ

    a prisoner of war

  • 虜囚りょしゅう

    a captive

More words with this kanji

  • 俘虜ふりょ

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

心(こころ)を虜(とりこ)にする歌(うた)だ。

It is a song that captivates the heart.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

虜囚捕虜虜囚impris…捕catch虞fear虎tiger虐tyrann…虒a lege…虔revere…呂spine炉hearth侶compan…旅trip鹵salt
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Compound

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Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)

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