Kanji

捕

catch, capture

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

10 strokes

Radical

扌部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

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.

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.

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