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囚

captured
Stroke count: 5

Readings

On readingシュウ
Kun readingとら.われる
JLPT level: N1JōyōGrade 8

Meanings

  1. capturedRtK
  2. arrest
  3. catch
  4. criminal
  1. prisoner
  2. convict

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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pent in (囗) · person (人)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1094

Compound words

囚人しゅうじん
prisoner; convict
死刑囚しけいしゅう
criminal condemned to death; convict on death row
囚衣しゅうい
prison uniform
女囚じょしゅう
female prisoner
捕囚ほしゅう
captivity
免囚めんしゅう
discharged prisoner
幽囚ゆうしゅう
imprisonment
虜囚りょしゅう
captive
俘囚ふしゅう
prisoner (of war)
縲囚るいしゅう
prisoner
政治囚せいじしゅう
political prisoner
脱獄囚だつごくしゅう
escaped prisoner
未決囚みけつしゅう
unconvicted prisoner
囚人労働しゅうじんろうどう
prison labor
囚われるとらわれる
to be caught

Additional Examples

彼は彼らに囚人を釈放するように命令した。
He ordered them to release the prisoners.tatoeba
彼が脱獄囚だなんて、私には思いもよらなかった。
It never occurred to me that he might be an escaped prisoner.tatoeba
逃走した囚人はまだ捕まっていない。
The prisoner who escaped is still at large.tatoeba
州知事は囚人達を自由の身にした。
The governor set the prisoners free.tatoeba

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