捕虜

ほりょ

prisoner of war

What does 捕虜 mean?

捕虜 is a Japanese noun meaning prisoner of war in English. It is written as 捕虜 in kanji, ほりょ in hiragana, and horyo in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N1 vocabulary.

Example sentence

その捕虜には威厳があった。

The prisoner of war bore himself with great dignity.