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Words — 8 found

Ichidan verb, Transitive verb
1. to catch; to capture; to arrest; to seize; to restrain
  • けいさつ警察
  • ようぎしゃ容疑者
  • つか捕まえた
The policeman got the suspect.
Ichidan verb, Transitive verb
2. to grab; to clutch; to grasp; to seize; to hold on to
  • その
  • おとこ
  • しょうねん少年
  • つかまえた
The man took the boy by the hand.
Ichidan verb, Transitive verb
3. 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
  • ここ
  • タクシー
  • つかまえられます
Can I catch a taxi here?
Ichidan verb, Transitive verb
4. towards (someone); at (someone); in (someone's) faceas 〜をつかまえて
Other forms
掴まえる 【つかまえる】捉まえる 【つかまえる】
Notes
捉まえる: Rarely-used kanji form.
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Godan verb with 'mu' ending, Transitive verb
1. to seize; to catch; to grasp; to grip; to grab; to clutch; to hold; to catch hold of; to lay one's hands onUsually written using kana alone
Godan verb with 'mu' ending, Transitive verb
2. to obtain; to acquire; to get; to win; to captureUsually written using kana alone
Godan verb with 'mu' ending, Transitive verb
3. to understand; to grasp; to comprehendUsually written using kana alone
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摑む 【つかむ】攫む 【つかむ】把む 【つかむ】捉む 【つかむ】
Notes
摑む: Rarely-used kanji form. 攫む: Rarely-used kanji form. 把む: Rarely-used kanji form. 捉む: Rarely-used kanji form.
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Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb
1. to be caught; to be arrestedusu. 捕まる
Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb
2. to hold on to; to graspUsually written using kana alone, usu. 掴まる
  • わたし
  • かれ彼の
  • しっかりと
  • つかまった
I held fast to his hand.
Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb
3. to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)Usually written using kana alone
Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb
4. to be detained byUsually written using kana alone
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掴まる 【つかまる】捉まる 【つかまる】摑まる 【つかまる】
Notes
摑まる: Out-dated kanji or kanji usage.
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Ichidan verb, Transitive verb
1. to catch; to capture; to seize; to arrest; to grab; to catch hold of
  • ついに
  • はんぎゃくしゃ反逆者
  • 捕らえられ
  • こうちしょ拘置所
  • 入れられた
The rebel was ultimately captured and confined to jail.
Ichidan verb, Transitive verb
2. to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to capture (e.g. features)
  • なんであれ
  • ものごと物事
  • ほんたい本体
  • 捕らえる
  • こと
  • かんじん肝心
No matter what the problem is, it's essential to get at the heart of the matter.
Ichidan verb, Transitive verb
3. to captivate; to move (one's heart)
Other forms
捕らえる 【とらえる】捕える 【とらえる】
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Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb
1. to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be arrested; to be apprehended
Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb
2. to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to; to adhere to; to be swayed byUsually written using kana alone
Other forms
捕らわれる 【とらわれる】捕われる 【とらわれる】捉われる 【とらわれる】
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Noun
1. interpretation; perception; understanding
Other forms
とらえ方 【とらえかた】
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とら
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), I-adjective (keiyoushi)
1. hard to figure out; elusive; slippery; vague; subtleUsually written using kana alone
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捕らえどころのない 【とらえどころのない】捉え所の無い 【とらえどころのない】捉え所のない 【とらえどころのない】捕らえ所の無い 【とらえどころのない】捕らえ所のない 【とらえどころのない】
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Noun
1. key to understanding; point (e.g. of an argument)Usually written using kana alone, See also とらえどころのない
Other forms
捕らえ所 【とらえどころ】捕え所 【とらえどころ】捉え処 【とらえどころ】捕らえ処 【とらえどころ】捕え処 【とらえどころ】
Notes
捉え処: Rarely-used kanji form. 捕らえ処: Rarely-used kanji form. 捕え処: Rarely-used kanji form.
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Kanji — 1 found

57.46065210279524
10 strokes. Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high.
catch, capture
On: ソク サク
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Sentences — 3 found

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    • なつ
    • そら
    • を写した写真展では、
    • らくらい落雷
    • の瞬間を
    • みごと見事に
    • とら捉えた
    • いちまい1枚
    • が印象的った。
    In an exhibition of photographs of the summer sky, one of the most impressive was a photograph that beautifully captured the moment of a lightning strike. Jreibun
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