Japanese

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Kanji in this term
とら
Grade: S
ひと > びと
Grade: 1
kun'yomi

Etymology

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From (とら)われ (toraware, (れん)(よう)(けい) (ren'yōkei, stem or continuative form) of the verb (とら)われる (torawareru, to be caught).) + (ひと) (hito, person).

Pronunciation

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  • (Tokyo) らわれびと [tòráwáréꜜbìtò] (Nakadaka – [4])[1]
  • IPA(key): [to̞ɾa̠β̞a̠ɾe̞bʲito̞]

Noun

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(とら)われ(びと) (torawarebitoとらはれびと (torafarebito)?

  1. captive
    Synonyms: 囚われ (toraware), とりこ (toriko), 囚人 (shūjin)

References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN