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捕

catch
Stroke count: 10

Readings

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Kun readingと.らえる、と.らわれる、と.る、とら.える、とら.われる、つか.まえる、つか.まる
JLPT level: N2JōyōGrade 8

Meanings

  1. catchRtK
  2. capture
    天皇は喜び、その鵠を捕まえることを命じる。The Emperor was pleased and ordered to capture the kugui (swan).wiki
  1. to catch (a wild animal, fish, insect, baseball, etc.)
  2. to capture

Popular Usage

捕まえる

Radicals and components

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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finger · fingers · dog-tag · arrowhead · screwdriver · utilize · utilise

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1978

Compound words

捕まえるつかまえる
to catch; to capture; to arrest; to seize; to restrain
逮捕たいほ
arrest; apprehension; capture
捕るとる
to catch (a wild animal, fish, insect, baseball, etc.); to capture
捕獲ほかく
capture; seizure
捕鯨ほげい
whaling; whale hunting; whale fishing
捕手ほしゅ
catcher
捕虜ほりょ
prisoner (of war); POW; captive
捕まるつかまる
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof)
捕らわれるとらわれる
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be arrested; to be apprehended
捕穫ほかく
capture
捕囚ほしゅう
captivity
捕捉ほそく
capture
拏捕だほ
capture (esp. of a foreign vessel)
拿捕だほ
capture (esp. of a foreign vessel)
猿捕茨さるとりいばら
Smilax china (species of sarsaparilla)
召捕るめしとる
to arrest
人捕りひととり
prisoner's base (children's game)
鼠捕りねずみとり
mousetrap
逮捕者たいほしゃ
arrestee
逮捕状たいほじょう
arrest warrant
逮捕歴たいほれき
criminal record
捕鯨船ほげいせん
whaling ship
捕捉剤ほそくざい
scavenging agent
捕物帖とりものちょう
detective story (esp. one from the Edo period featuring thief-takers)

Additional Examples

彼は捕虜になった。
He was held in captivity.tatoeba
彼は捕らわれの身である。
He is in chains.tatoeba
彼は彼女の腕を捕まえた。
He caught her by the arm.tatoeba
彼は逃げるか逃げないかのうちにまた捕まった。
He had scarcely escaped when he was recaptured.tatoeba

Stroke Order

10 strokes

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