捕 (capture, catch) - Kanji Codex

捕

capture, catch

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

ホ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

つか.まえるつか.まると.らえると.らわれると.るとら.えるとら.われる

Stroke Order

10 / 10

Information

Grade:8

Strokes:10

JLPT:3

Frequency:604

Vocabulary

ホ

Word	Reading	Meaning
逮捕	タイホ	arrest; apprehension; capture
捕獲	ホカク	capture; seizure
捕鯨	ホゲイ	whaling; whale hunting; whale fishing
捕手	ホシュ	catcher
捕虜	ホリョ	prisoner (of war); POW; captive

Other

Word	Reading	Meaning
捕まる	つかまる	to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi); to be detained by
捕る	とる	to catch (a wild animal, fish, insect, baseball, etc.); to capture
捕まえる	つかまえる	to catch; to capture; to arrest; to seize; to restrain; to grab; to clutch; to grasp; to seize; to hold on to; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); to hail (a taxi, waiter, etc.); to hold (someone) back; to detain; towards (someone); at (someone); in (someone's) face
捕らえる	とらえる	to catch; to capture; to seize; to arrest; to grab; to catch hold of; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to capture (e.g. features); to captivate; to move (one's heart)
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; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to; to adhere to; to be swayed by

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