This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: リョ、ロ、とりこ、とりく
Romaji: ryo, ro, toriko, toriku
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

captive, barbarian, low epithet for the enemy

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  13
Radical Number:  141
Frequency:  1678
Grade:  8
Skip Pattern:  3-4-9
Korean Reading:  ro
Chinese Reading:  lu3
Unicode:  865c
JIS:  4E3A

Indexes

Halpern Index: 3255
Nelson Index: 4111
New Nelson Index: 5273
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 2m11.2
Four Corner Index: 2122.7
Guide to Remembering Index: 1903
Gakken Index: 1679
Daikanwanjiten Index: 32710X
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 9.1072
Remembering the kanji Index: 1991
Kanji Flashcards Index: 1713
Kodansha Compact Index: 1603
Kanji in Context Index: 1884
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 2055
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 2784
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 2010
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 2146
Essential Kanji Index: 1755
Kodansha Kanji Index: 4038
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 1245
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 1660

Words

(とりこ)
captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)
俘虜 (ふりょ)
captive; prisoner of war
被虜人 (ひりょにん)
slave
捕虜収容所 (ほりょしゅうようじょ)
prison camp; concentration camp; prisoner of war camp; POW camp
虜囚 (りょしゅう)
captive; prisoner
捕虜 (ほりょ)
prisoner (of war)
傷病捕虜 (しょうびょうほりょ)
sick and wounded prisoners
捕虜交換 (ほりょこうかん)
prisoner exchange
墨黠虜 (ぼくかつりょ)
late Edo-period pejorative for Americans
俘虜収容所 (ふりょしゅうようじょ)
prisoner-of-war camp; POW camp
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