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捕
catch · arrest · capture · seize
N2On: ほKun: とら、とらえ、つか、と
Memory Aid
'Ho' — Use your HAND to *HO*LD and *catch* a criminal!
The right part of the character (甫) looks like a net or a trap, and the left `手` (hand) is reaching out to *catch* something with it.
Vocabulary
逮捕たいほarrest
捕まるつかまるto be caught, to get arrested
捕まえるつかまえるto catch, to arrest (someone/something)
捕獲ほかくcapture, seizure (of animals, fish, etc.)
捕らえるとらえるto catch, to capture; to grasp (a meaning)
Example Sentences
泥棒は警察に捕まった。
The thief was caught by the police.
彼は魚を捕まえるのが得意だ。
He is good at catching fish.
その男は警察に逮捕された。
That man was arrested by the police.
野生動物の捕獲は禁止されています。
The capture of wild animals is prohibited.