JLPT N1 · 13 strokes
Kanji 虜: "captive, barbarian, low epithet for the enemy"
The kanji 虜 means "captive, barbarian, low epithet for the enemy". It is written with 13 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read リョ, ロ in on'yomi and とりこ, とりく in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
リョロ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
とりことりく
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | captive, barbarian, low epithet for the enemy |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 13 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1678 of 2,501 |
Common words with 虜
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 捕虜prisoner (of war); POW; captive
- 虜captive; prisoner · victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)
- 虜囚captive; prisoner (of war)
- 捕虜収容所prisoner-of-war camp; POW camp
- 俘虜prisoner of war; captive
- 捕虜交換prisoner exchange
- 俘虜収容所prisoner-of-war camp; POW camp
- 胡虜northern barbarian tribes surrounding ancient China · foreigner; barbarian tribe
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