捕虜

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捕虜

noun ほりょ

  1. 戦で敵に捕らわれた者。 古代奴隷制以前の社会では、捕虜は皆殺されることになっていたらしい。

Similar: 囚俘, 囚虜, とらわれびと, とりこ, 虜, 俘虜, 擒, 俘囚, めしうど, 虜囚

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  • prisoner of war combatant or soldier captured by an enemy power during or immediately after an a
  • prisoner person incarcerated in a prison
  • internee one who is imprisoned or otherwise confined

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {捕虜},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ja/%E6%8D%95%E8%99%9C},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}