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虜りょ囚しゅう

りょ
しゅ
う
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Meanings

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noun

captive; prisoner of war

dated term

Dated term for a person captured in war or conflict. Modern Japanese more commonly uses 捕虜 (ほりょ) for 'prisoner of war' and 捕らわれ人 (とらわれびと) or 囚人 (しゅうじん) for 'captive' or 'prisoner'.