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Kotomora

囚

captured, criminal, arrest, catch

JLPTN1StatusJōyō · secondary schoolFrequencyTop 5,000Strokes5

Readings

On'yomi

  • シュウ

Kun'yomi

  • とら.われる

Meaning

囚 centers on confinement and loss of freedom: a person who is captured, arrested, or caught, often implying a criminal or prisoner.

Most common words using 囚

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  • 囚われとらわれ

    captivity; imprisonment

  • 囚人しゅうじん

    prisoner; convict

  • 囚しゅう

    imprisonment

  • 囚われるとらわれる
    N1

    to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be arrested; to be apprehended

  • 女囚じょしゅう

    female prisoner; female convict

  • 虜囚りょしゅう

    captive; prisoner (of war)

  • 死刑囚しけいしゅう

    criminal condemned to death; convict on death row

  • バビロン捕囚バビロンほしゅう

    Babylonian Captivity (of the Israelites, 586 BCE-539 BCE)

  • 俘囚ふしゅう

    prisoner (of war); captive

  • 免囚めんしゅう

    discharged prisoner; ex-convict

  • 囚われた考えとらわれたかんがえ

    prejudiced opinion; conventional ideas

  • 囚われ人とらわれびと

    captive; prisoner

  • 囚人のジレンマしゅうじんのジレンマ

    prisoner's dilemma; prisoners' dilemma

  • 囚人労働しゅうじんろうどう

    prison labor; prison labour; forced labor; forced labour

  • 囚人服しゅうじんふく

    prison uniform

  • 囚役しゅうえき

    prison labor; prison labour

  • 囚徒しゅうと

    prisoner; convict

  • 囚衣しゅうい

    prison uniform

  • 幽囚ゆうしゅう

    imprisonment

  • 捕囚ほしゅう

    captivity

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Etymology

囚 combines 囗 (enclosure) with 人 (person), depicting a person confined within walls, which directly gives the meaning of a prisoner or captive.

Meaning mnemonic

A person 人 is trapped inside a box 囗, like a prisoner in a cell. This is the kanji for being captured or arrested.

Reading mnemonic

For シュウ, imagine a prisoner shouting 'Shoo!' at the guards through the bars of the cell: 'Shoo!' -> シュウ, as the captive tries to shoo them away.