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虜

Kanji 虜: meaning "Captive, Barbarian, Low Epithet For The Enemy", readings, stroke order

The kanji 虜 means "Captive, Barbarian, Low Epithet For The Enemy". On'yomi: リョ; kun'yomi: —. JLPT N1 kanji, with example words.

Readings

Meaning
Captive, Barbarian, Low Epithet For The Enemy
On'yomi
リョ
Kun'yomi
—
Strokes
13
Level
JLPT N1
Official status
Jōyō (common-use kanji)
Old form
虜 旧字体: the form used before 1946, still seen in names and older texts.

Words with 虜

  • 捕虜 ほりょ — prisoner of war

Stroke order · 13 strokes

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Strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

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