prisoner

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 囚 is associated with confinement or captivity; its on-reading is しゅう.
• Basic usage: 囚人(しゅうじん) means a prisoner, while 囚われる(とらわれる) means to be captured or bound by something.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Physical captivity and restrictive ideas
  • 敵に囚われて means being captured by the enemy, as in a scene where a soldier is confined in an underground prison.
  • 古い考えに囚われず means without being bound by old ideas. If this is followed by trying a new method, the action moves beyond those restrictive ideas.