捕虜ほりょ (horyo)

prisoner (of war)

  • JLPT N1
  • Pitch 1
  • #12443 most frequent
Flashcards

Meaning

捕虜 (ほりょ, horyo) is a JLPT N1 vocabulary word meaning “prisoner (of war)”.

Kanji in this word

Example sentences 12

兵士へいしてき捕虜ほりょにとった

The soldiers took the enemy prisoner.

わたし捕虜ほりょになった。

I was captured.

かれ捕虜ほりょになった。

He was held in captivity.

捕虜ほりょ釈放しゃくほうされた。

The prisoners were set free.