Prisoner Of War
Captive
noun, の adjective
Catch a captive and he'll be a prisoner of war. Or, if you're not in a war, just an ordinary captive.
This is a jukugo word that uses the on'yomi readings of the kanji. You should be able to read this on your own.
大変だ。捕虜が脱走したぞ！
We're in trouble. A POW has escaped!
太平洋戦争では、 約13万人もの米兵が日本の捕虜となった。
In the Pacific War, about 130,000 American soldiers were taken as prisoners of war in Japan.
我が国の兵と引き換えに、敵国の捕虜１０人を解放した。
In exchange for our soldiers, we released 10 enemy prisoners of war.