虜

とりこ · also りょ

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

Also written 擒、俘虜

Meaning

n
captive; prisoner
n
victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)
n archaic
captive; prisoner
n archaic
foreigner; barbarian; slave

Example sentences

彼女は憂鬱症の虜に成った。

She fell prey to melancholy.
彼女の美しさは彼をすっかり虜にした。

Her beauty cast a spell over him.
彼女の心は野心の虜になっていた。

Her heart was dominated by ambition.