Jisho

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9 strokes (also 8)
Radical:
walk 辵 (辶, ⻌, ⻍)
Parts:
chase, drive away, follow, pursue, meanwhile
Kun:
お.う
On:
ツイ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
411 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 追求 【ツイキュウ】 pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.), search, chase, seeking after
  • 追加 【ツイカ】 addition, supplement, appending, appendix
  • 訴追 【ソツイ】 prosecution, indictment, impeachment
  • 猛追 【モウツイ】 hot pursuit, hot chase

Kun reading compounds

  • 追う 【おう】 to chase, to run after, to pursue, to follow after, to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.), to drive out, to get rid of, to oust, to expel, to drive (e.g. a herd), to be pressed (e.g. for time)
  • 追手門学院大学 【おうてもんがくいんだいがく】 Otemon Gakuin University

Readings

Japanese names:
おい
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
zhui1
Korean:
chu, toe

Spanish

  • perseguir
  • ahuyentar
  • expulsar
  • desterrar
  • despedir

Portuguese

  • caçar
  • afastar
  • seguir
  • perseguir
  • umquanto isso

French

  • pourchasser
  • chasser
  • suivre
  • poursuivre
  • pendant ce temps (à suivre)
280 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
370 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
350 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
398 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
4686 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
746 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
953 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
993 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1174 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1232 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
966 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
688 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3840 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1971 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2667 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1276 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
38836P Morohashi
3096 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
6042 New Nelson (John Haig)
1268 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1359 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
339 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
877 2001 Kanji
2q6.4 The Kanji Dictionary
3-3-6 SKIP code
3730.7 Four corner code
1-36-41 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
8ffd Unicode hex code

10 strokes
Radical:
hand 手 (扌龵)
Parts:
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N3
604 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 捕鯨 【ホゲイ】 whaling, whale hunting, whale fishing
  • 捕獲 【ホカク】 capture, seizure
  • 採捕 【サイホ】 collecting (plants and animals), gathering, capturing, catching
  • 再逮捕 【サイタイホ】 rearrest, recapture

Kun reading compounds

  • 捉える 【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)
  • 囚われる 【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
  • 捕る 【とる】 to catch (a wild animal, fish, insect, baseball, etc.), to capture
  • 捉える 【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)
  • 囚われる 【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
  • 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

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
bu3
Korean:
po

Spanish

  • atrapar
  • capturar
  • coger
  • ser atrapado
  • ser capturado

Portuguese

  • pegar
  • capturar

French

  • attraper
  • capturer
1784 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
669 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1919 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1611 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
571 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
890 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
911 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1049 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
895 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
514 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
315 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
387 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1853 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
12157 Morohashi
429 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2170 New Nelson (John Haig)
1836 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1978 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1341 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1353 2001 Kanji
3c7.3 The Kanji Dictionary
1-3-7 SKIP code
5302.7 Four corner code
1-42-65 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
6355 Unicode hex code