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囚人 (しゅうじん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

囚しゅう人じん

also: めしゅうど · めしうど

しゅ

う

じ

ん

Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

1

noun

prisoner; convict

General term for a person held in prison or jail.

囚しゅう人じんは独どく房ぼうに入いれられた。
The prisoner was placed in a solitary cell.
その囚しゅう人じんは刑けい期きを終おえて釈しゃく放

ほう

さ

れ

た

。

The convict was released after serving their sentence.

Written forms

囚人Usage100%
- しゅうじん
  Standard kanji spelling; the most common written form.
- めしうど
- めしゅうど
めしゅうど
Rare historical reading; not used in modern Japanese.
めしうど
Rare historical reading; not used in modern Japanese.

Kanji

囚captured, criminal, arrest
人person

Similar words

受じゅ刑けい者しゃ
More formal and legal term for a person serving a sentence; 囚人 is a broader, everyday word for anyone imprisoned.
捕ほ虜りょ
Specifically a prisoner of war, not a criminal prisoner.

Etymology

Compound of 囚 (captive, prisoner) and 人 (person). The historical readings めしゅうど and めしうど are obsolete and their derivation is uncertain.