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The Japanese word

捕虜

is pronounced
horyo | ほりょ
means
prisoner (of war)
Examples:
私は捕虜です。
watashi wa horyo desu.
I'm a prisoner.
彼らは捕虜になった。
karera wa horyo ni natta.
They were taken prisoner.
その捕虜には威厳があった。
sono horyo ni wa igen ga atta.
The prisoner of war bore himself with great dignity.
将軍は捕虜全員の虐殺を命じた。
shōgun wa horyo zenin no gyakusatsu o meiji ta.
The general ordered the massacre of all war prisoners.
捕虜を虐殺したのは残忍な行為だ。
horyo o gyakusatsu shi ta no wa zannin na kōi da.
The slaughter of the prisoners was a barbarous act.
Examples sourced from tatoeba.org