Vocab Info

N1 Noun

虜(とりこ)captive, prisoner, victim (of love, etc.), slave (to one's lust, etc.)

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Noun

      1. 1.

        captive, prisoner

      2. 2.

        victim (of love, etc.), slave (to one's lust, etc.)

    All Forms

    虜 【とりこ】、擒 【とりこ】、俘虜 【とりこ】

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    • Frequency

      General Top 12,500

    Examples

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    • アイドルが多(おお)くの人(ひと)を虜(とりこ)にしています。

      The idol has captivated many people.

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    • 子供(こども)たちを虜(とりこ)にしているのはスーパーヒーローだ。

      It's the superheroes who've captivated the children.

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    • アニメのヒロインが七(なな)歳(さい)の息子(むすこ)を虜(とりこ)にしているようです。

      It seems the heroine of that anime has my 7-year-old son completely captive.

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    • 恋(こい)の虜(とりこ)になってからというもの、他(ほか)のことにあまり集中(しゅうちゅう)できていない。

      Ever since I became a captive of love, I haven't been able to focus on anything else.

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    • 敵(てき)の虜(とりこ)となるくらいなら、その前(まえ)に自分(じぶん)の命(いのち)を自分(じぶん)の手(て)で奪(うば)う方(ほう)がマシです。

      I'd rather take my own life than become a prisoner of the enemy.

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