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捉

Catch
Stroke count: 10

Readings

On readingソク
Kun readingとら.える、とら.われる
JōyōGrade 8Level 35

Verbs with «捉»

捉える

Meanings

  1. catch
  2. capture
  3. nabRtK
  1. to catch
  2. to capture
  3. to seize
  4. to arrest
  5. to grab

Radicals and components

Radical手hand扌variant
Components
How it's built
捉
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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finger · fingers · leg · mouth (口) · mend

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1374

Compound words

捉えるとらえる
to catch; to capture; to seize; to arrest; to grab
捉むつかむ
to seize
把捉はそく
grasping (a meaning)
捕捉ほそく
capture
捉え処とらえどころ
key to understanding
捉え所とらえどころ
key to understanding
捉まるつかまる
to be caught
捕捉剤ほそくざい
scavenging agent
猿猴捉月えんこうそくげつ
trying to reach above one's station and failing
捉まえるつかまえる
to catch
捉われるとらわれる
to be caught
心を捉えるこころをとらえる
to impress
捉えどころとらえどころ
key to understanding

Additional Examples

択捉型海防艦の1隻
One of the Etorofu-type (a type of Japanese warship used during World War Ⅱ) coast defense shipswiki
その探査は択捉島や樺太にまで及んだ。
This expedition reached Iturup (Etorofu-tō) and Sakhalin (Karafuto).wiki

Stroke Order

10 strokes

Catch, grasp. 扌 (hand) + 足 (foot) — grabbing by the leg. 捉える — catch.

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 捉

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step