捕虜|ほりょhoryo[1]atamadaka (head-high)

1. nounprisoner (of war); POW; captive
   その捕虜ほりょには威厳いげんがあった。↗

   The prisoner of war bore himself with great dignity.

• Synonym虜とりこNeutralMeans a captive, and figuratively someone captivated, as in 「恋の虜」; 「捕虜」 applies only to prisoners of war.
• Synonym虜囚りょしゅうWrittenWritten word for a captive, strongly classical in flavor and rare today; 「捕虜」 is the ordinary term for captives of wars past and present.
• Synonym俘虜ふりょWrittenRead 「ふりょ」. Close in meaning to 「捕虜」 but strongly written and rare today; 「捕虜」 is the usual choice.
• Related囚われ人とらわれびとWrittenA person held captive, with a literary flavor; 「捕虜」 refers specifically to prisoners of war.
• Antonym捕獲者WrittenThe one who captures; the opposite side from 「捕虜」, the one who is captured.

Use 「捕虜」 for someone captured in war, as in 「捕虜収容所」. For someone captivated, as by love, use 「虜」. 「囚われ人」 suits literary contexts, and 「虜囚」 is an archaic written word. 「俘虜」 is a rare written variant; 「捕獲者」 is the captor, not the captive.

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1. 戦いくさで敵てきに捕とらわれた者もの。