JLPT N1 · 5 strokes
Kanji 囚: "captured, criminal, arrest"
The kanji 囚 means "captured, criminal, arrest, catch". It is written with 5 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read シュウ in on'yomi and とら.われる 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)
シュウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
とら.われる
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 | captured, criminal, arrest, catch |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 5 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 2107 of 2,501 |
Common words with 囚
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 囚われるto be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be arrested · to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to; to adhere to
- 囚人prisoner; convict
- 死刑囚criminal condemned to death; convict on death row
- 囚imprisonment · captive; prisoner
- 囚われcaptivity; imprisonment
- 虜囚captive; prisoner (of war)
- 脱獄囚escaped prisoner
- 囚人服prison uniform
- 模範囚well-behaved (model) prisoner; trusty (trustee)
- 囚徒prisoner; convict
- 女囚female prisoner; female convict
- 囚人のジレンマprisoner's dilemma; prisoners' dilemma
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