ほ
捕
りょ
虜

noun

  1. prisoner (of war).

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
ほ
捕
りょ
虜
 捕虜 ほりょ ✔

Contained Kanji Breakdown

catch, capture
つか.まえる　ホ　と.らえる (7th, N3)
hand, hand radical (no. 64)
シュ
for the first time, not until
ホ　フ　はじ.めて (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
ten
ジュウ　ジッ　ジュッ (1st, N5)
month, moon
つき　ゲツ　ガツ (1st, N5)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
captive, barbarian, low epithet for the enemy
リョ　とりこ　ロ (9th, N1)
tiger spots, mottled, tiger or tiger crown radical (no. 141)
コ (Kentei 1)
divining, fortune-telling, divination or katakana to radical (no. 25)
ボク　うらな.う　うらない (Kentei Pre-1)
wild goose, trailing cliff radical (no. 27)
カン　かりがね (Kentei 1)
spoon, spoon or katakana hi radical (no. 21)
ヒ　さじ (Kentei 1)
male
おとこ　ダン　ナン (1st, N5)
rice field, rice paddy
た　デン　たん (1st, N4)
power, strength, strong
リョク　ちから　リキ (1st, N4)