囚しゅう

noun

imprisonment

Bound form; not used as a standalone noun in modern Japanese. Appears in compounds like 囚人 (prisoner) or 囚獄 (prison).

• 「囚しゅう」という字じは、刑けい務む所しょや捕ほ虜りょを連れん想そうさせる。

  The character 囚 evokes images of prison or captives.

noun, noun, used as a suffix

captive; prisoner

Suffix use; attaches to nouns to indicate a person held captive, e.g., 戦争囚 (prisoner of war). Rarely used independently.

See also: 囚人 (しゅうじん)

• 戦せん争そう囚しゅうの扱あつかいについて国こく際さい法ほうで定さだめられている。

  The treatment of prisoners of war is stipulated by international law.