捕
捕·catch
- On-yomi
- ホ
- Kun-yomi
- つかまえるつかまるとらえる
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Stroke order
Write it in this order; the numbers mark where each stroke starts.
Common words
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 捕まえる | つかまえる | to catch, to seize |
| 捕まる | つかまる | to be caught |
| 逮捕 | たいほ | arrest |
| 捕らえる | とらえる | to capture, to grasp |
Example sentences
警察が犯人を捕まえました。
けいさつがはんにんをつかまえました。
The police caught the culprit.
どろぼうが捕まったそうです。
どろぼうがつかまったそうです。
I hear the thief was caught.
その事件で二人が逮捕された。
そのじけんでふたりがたいほされた。
Two people were arrested in connection with the case.
Similar-looking kanji
Do not confuse these on the exam.
Common mistakes
- 捕まえる is transitive (犯人を捕まえる), 捕まる is intransitive (犯人が捕まる)
- Reading 逮捕 as たいほう
Memory aid
Picture it
The hand radical 扌 reaching out to 甫 — a hand closing on something and holding it.
Vocabulary using this kanji
- 捕まるつかまるto be caught
- 逮捕たいほarrest
- 捕まえるつかまえるto catch
- 捕えるとらえるto catch, to seize, to capture, to arrest; to grasp (a meaning)
- 捕るとるto catch (a fish, an animal, a ball), to capture
- 捕吏ほりconstable; officer who arrests criminals (historical)
- 捕鯨ほげいwhaling; whale hunting
- 捕らえるとらえるto seize; to catch; to capture; to arrest
- 捕獲ほかくcapture; seizure; catching (an animal)
- 捕虜ほりょprisoner of war; captive
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