漢字道KANJIDO

10 strokesRadical

4Junior high level10 strokesRadical
On
Kun
と(らえる)・と(らわれる)・と(る)
Meaning
catch; capture

Origin

ORIGIN

扌 "hand" with 甫: to hold down with the hand — to catch, to capture.

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Readings and examples

OFFICIAL READINGS

捕獲・捕虜・逮捕
とらえる捕らえる

Compare: 捉える

とらわれる捕らわれる
とる捕る・捕り物

Compare: 取る・採る

つかまえる捕まえる
つかまる捕まる

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 捕まえるつかまえる

    to catch

  • 逮捕たいほ

    arrest

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

川で大きな魚を捕まえた。

I caught a big fish in the river.

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