Kanji

捕

捕

catch, capture

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

10 strokes

Radical

扌部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

ホ

Kun'yomi (Japanese 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

Common Readings

ホ, つか…まえる, つか…まる, と…らえる, と…らわれる, と…る

Example sentences

捕まえる つかまえる
警察 は 逃げる 犯人 を ようやく 捕まえた 。

The police finally caught the fleeing suspect.

警察 けいさつ
泥棒 を 捕まえる ために 警察 を 呼んだ 。

I called the police to catch the thief.

捕まる つかまる
泥棒 は 警察 に 捕まった 。

The thief was caught by the police.

罪 つみ
彼 は 罪 を 犯して 警察 に 捕まった 。

He committed a crime and was caught by the police.

捕らえる とらえる
彼 は チャンス を しっかり と 捕らえた 。

He firmly seized the opportunity.

解き放つ ときはなつ
彼 は 捕らえられていた 鳥 を 大空 へ 解き放った 。

He set free the bird that had been captured into the vast sky.

逮捕 たいほ
警察 は 窃盗 の 容疑 で 男 を 逮捕した 。

The police arrested the man on suspicion of theft.

殺害 さつがい
犯人 は 被害者 を 殺害した 疑い で 逮捕された 。

The culprit was arrested on suspicion of murdering the victim.

捕獲 ほかく
研究者 たち は 希少 な 鳥 の 捕獲 に 成功 した 。

The researchers successfully captured the rare bird.

捕縛 ほばく
容疑者 は 現場 の 近く で 警察 に 捕縛された 。

The suspect was captured by the police near the scene.

Example Vocabulary

捕まえる

つかまえる

to catch; to capture; to arrest

捕まる

つかまる

to be caught; to be arrested; to hold onto

捕らえる

とらえる

to catch; to seize; to capture

逮捕

たいほ

arrest

捕獲

ほかく

capture; seizure

捕縛

ほばく

capture; arrest; seizure

捕虜

ほりょ

prisoner of war; captive

捕捉

ほそく

to capture; to grasp; to understand

捕らわれる

とらわれる

捕える

とらえる

to catch; to capture; to seize; to grasp

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