囚
囚 — Captured
captured, criminal, arrest, catch
On’yomiシュウ (shuu)
Kun’yomiとらわれる (torawareru)
Stroke order (5 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 囚
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 死刑囚 | しけいしゅう shikeishuu | criminal condemned to death; convict on death row |
| 囚人 | しゅうじん shuujin | prisoner; convict |
| 囚われ | とらわれ toraware | captivity; imprisonment |
Study notes
囚 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 5 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #2107 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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