虜 — captive, barbarian, low epithet for the enemy
とりこ
虜
captive
とりこ
U+865C
Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard.
Freq #1678
Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common.
Heisig #2146
Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.
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Meanings
- captive
- barbarian
- low epithet for the enemy
Readings
- On'yomi
- りょ ryo ろ ro
- Kun'yomi
- とりこ toriko とりく toriku
word
とりこ toriko Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).
りょ ryo On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).
Words by frequency and grade
2 wordsEach dot is a word containing 虜: further left is more common, higher up needs a later school grade (the grade of its hardest kanji). Click a dot to open the word.
S = secondary school