捕虜

ほりょ
JLPT:N1
Frequency:
1

A prisoner (of war): someone captured during conflict, especially in wartime; a captive or POW.

Noun

Examples

戦争で多くの捕虜が収容所に送られた。

Many prisoners of war were sent to detention camps during the war.

捕虜交換の交渉が始まったと報じられた。

It was reported that negotiations for a prisoner exchange had begun.

彼は敵に捕らえられ、捕虜として扱われた。

He was captured by the enemy and treated as a prisoner.