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囚われ人 (torawarebito) Japanese meaning: captive | Kotomora
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He became a captive of the enemy.
In that story, the captive was locked in a tower.
Kanji 囚 captured, criminal, arrest Related words 捕ほ 虜りょ 捕虜 specifically means 'prisoner of war', while 囚われ人 is a broader term for any captive or prisoner.
囚しゅう 人じん 囚人 refers to a convicted prisoner in a legal context, whereas 囚われ人 can be used for anyone held captive, not necessarily by law.
Written forms 囚とら われ 人びと
Standard kanji spelling using 囚 (captive).
捕と らわれ 人びと
Variant using 捕 (catch/seize); less common but acceptable.
Etymology Compound of 囚われ (とらわれ, 'captured', from verb 囚われる) + 人 (ひと, 'person'), with rendaku voicing ひと → びと.
