捕虜 (ほりょ): prisoner of war — Japanese vocabulary
捕虜 is read ほりょ and means "prisoner of war". JLPT N1 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.
捕虜
- Reading
- ほりょ · horyo
- Translation
- prisoner of war
- Level
- JLPT N1
- Pitch accent
- ほりょが
Example
遅かれ早かれ捕虜達は釈放されるだろう。
おそかれはやかれほりょたちはしゃくほうされるだろう。
Sooner or later, the hostages will be released.
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