catch, capture

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捕まえる掴まえるかまえる捉まえるTransitiveIchidan verbFreq #1925
1

to catch; to capture; to arrest; to seize; to restrain

Examples
警察が容疑者を捕まえた
The policeman got the suspect.
2

to grab; to clutch; to grasp; to seize; to hold on to

Examples
その男は少年の手をつかまえた
The man took the boy by the hand.
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

Examples
ここでタクシーをつかまえられますか。
Can I catch a taxi here?
4

As 〜をつかまえて

towards (someone); at (someone); in (someone's) face

捕まる掴まるかまる捉まるIntransitiveGodan verbFreq #2107
1

Usu. 捕まる

to be caught; to be arrested

2

Word usually written using kana alone; Usu. 掴まる

to hold on to; to grasp

Examples
つり革につかまりなさい。電車がすぐ動き出すだろうから。
Hold on to the strap. The train will start to move soon.
私は彼の手にしっかりとつかまった
I held fast to his hand.
3

Word usually written using kana alone

to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)

4

Word usually written using kana alone

to be detained by

捉える捕らえる捕えるらえTransitiveIchidan verbFreq #2332
1

to catch; to capture; to seize; to arrest; to grab; to catch hold of

Examples
ついに反逆者は捕らえられ、拘置所に入れられた。
The rebel was ultimately captured and confined to jail.
2

to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to capture (e.g. features)

Examples
なんであれ物事の本体を捕らえる事が肝心だ。
No matter what the problem is, it's essential to get at the heart of the matter.
3

to captivate; to move (one's heart)

逮捕いほNounTransitive~する VerbFreq #4077
1

arrest; apprehension; capture

Examples
その男性はスパイとして逮捕された。
The man was arrested as a spy.
囚われる捕らわれる捕われる捉われるらわれIntransitiveIchidan verbFreq #5617
1

to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be arrested; to be apprehended

Examples
年をとるほど、ますます固定観念にとらわれるものです。
The older you grow, the more you tend to adhere to fixed ideas.
2

Word usually written using kana alone

to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to; to adhere to; to be swayed by

捕獲かくNounTransitive~する VerbFreq #9056
1

capture; seizure

Examples
私たちは、昨日、森に行き、2頭の鹿を捕獲した。
We went hunting in the forest and caught two deer yesterday.
捕縛ばくNounTransitive~する VerbFreq #10204
1

arrest; apprehension; capture

Examples
警察は密輸のかどで彼を捕縛した。
The police arrested him for smuggling.
捕虜りょNounFreq #10306
1

prisoner (of war); POW; captive

Examples
その捕虜には威厳があった。
The prisoner of war bore himself with great dignity.
捕捉そくNounTransitive~する VerbFreq #13850
1

capture; seizure; prehension; trapping

2

apprehension; understanding; grasp

捕るTransitiveGodan verbFreq #14165
1

to catch (a wild animal, fish, insect, baseball, etc.); to capture

Examples
きのう魚を3匹捕った
I caught three fish yesterday.

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