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ๆ•
ๆ•
10 strokes
Frequency: 604
JLPT N2
Grade 8

Meanings

catch
capture

Readings

On โ€” Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ใƒ›
Kun โ€” Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
ใจ.ใ‚‰ใˆใ‚‹
ใจ.ใ‚‰ใ‚ใ‚Œใ‚‹
ใจ.ใ‚‹
ใจใ‚‰.ใˆใ‚‹
ใจใ‚‰.ใ‚ใ‚Œใ‚‹
ใคใ‹.ใพใˆใ‚‹
ใคใ‹.ใพใ‚‹

Common Words

ๆŽดใพใˆใ‚‹
ใคใ‹ใพใˆใ‚‹
ๆ‰ใพใˆใ‚‹
Transitive
Ichidan verb
Freq #1925
1

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

Examples
่ญฆๅฏŸใŒๅฎน็–‘่€…ใ‚’ๆ•ใพใˆใŸใ€‚
The policeman got the suspect.
2

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

Examples
ใใฎ็”ทใฏๅฐ‘ๅนดใฎๆ‰‹ใ‚’ใคใ‹ใพใˆใŸใ€‚
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
ใ“ใ“ใงใ‚ฟใ‚ฏใ‚ทใƒผใ‚’ใคใ‹ใพใˆใ‚‰ใ‚Œใพใ™ใ‹ใ€‚
Can I catch a taxi here?
4

As ใ€œใ‚’ใคใ‹ใพใˆใฆ

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

ๆŽดใพใ‚‹
ใคใ‹ใพใ‚‹
ๆ‰ใพใ‚‹
Godan verb
Intransitive
Freq #2107
1

Usu. ๆ•ใพใ‚‹

to be caught; to be arrested

2

Word usually written using kana alone; Usu. ๆŽดใพใ‚‹

to hold on to; to grasp

Examples
ใคใ‚Š้ฉใซใคใ‹ใพใ‚Šใชใ•ใ„ใ€‚้›ป่ปŠใŒใ™ใๅ‹•ใๅ‡บใ™ใ ใ‚ใ†ใ‹ใ‚‰ใ€‚
Hold on to the strap. The train will start to move soon.
็งใฏๅฝผใฎๆ‰‹ใซใ—ใฃใ‹ใ‚Šใจใคใ‹ใพใฃใŸใ€‚
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

ๆ•ใ‚‰ใˆใ‚‹
ๆ•ใˆใ‚‹
ใจใ‚‰ใˆใ‚‹
Transitive
Ichidan verb
Freq #2332
1

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

Examples
ใคใ„ใซๅ้€†่€…ใฏๆ•ใ‚‰ใˆใ‚‰ใ‚Œใ€ๆ‹˜็ฝฎๆ‰€ใซๅ…ฅใ‚Œใ‚‰ใ‚ŒใŸใ€‚
The rebel was ultimately captured and confined to jail.
2

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

Examples
ใชใ‚“ใงใ‚ใ‚Œ็‰ฉไบ‹ใฎๆœฌไฝ“ใ‚’ๆ•ใ‚‰ใˆใ‚‹ไบ‹ใŒ่‚ๅฟƒใ ใ€‚
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)

ใŸใ„ใป
๏ฝžใ™ใ‚‹ Verb
Noun
Transitive
Freq #4077
1

arrest; apprehension; capture

Examples
ใใฎ็”ทๆ€งใฏใ‚นใƒ‘ใ‚คใจใ—ใฆ้€ฎๆ•ใ•ใ‚ŒใŸใ€‚
The man was arrested as a spy.
ๆ•ใ‚‰ใ‚ใ‚Œใ‚‹
ๆ•ใ‚ใ‚Œใ‚‹
ๆ‰ใ‚ใ‚Œใ‚‹
ใจใ‚‰ใ‚ใ‚Œใ‚‹
Intransitive
Ichidan verb
Freq #5617
1

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

Examples
ๅนดใ‚’ใจใ‚‹ใปใฉใ€ใพใ™ใพใ™ๅ›บๅฎš่ฆณๅฟตใซใจใ‚‰ใ‚ใ‚Œใ‚‹ใ‚‚ใฎใงใ™ใ€‚
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

ใปใ‹ใ
๏ฝžใ™ใ‚‹ Verb
Noun
Transitive
Freq #9056
1

capture; seizure

Examples
็งใŸใกใฏใ€ๆ˜จๆ—ฅใ€ๆฃฎใซ่กŒใใ€๏ผ’้ ญใฎ้นฟใ‚’ๆ•็ฒใ—ใŸใ€‚
We went hunting in the forest and caught two deer yesterday.
ใปใฐใ
๏ฝžใ™ใ‚‹ Verb
Noun
Transitive
Freq #10204
1

arrest; apprehension; capture

Examples
่ญฆๅฏŸใฏๅฏ†่ผธใฎใ‹ใฉใงๅฝผใ‚’ๆ•็ธ›ใ—ใŸใ€‚
The police arrested him for smuggling.
ใปใ‚Šใ‚‡
Noun
Freq #10306
1

prisoner (of war); POW; captive

Examples
ใใฎๆ•่™œใซใฏๅจๅŽณใŒใ‚ใฃใŸใ€‚
The prisoner of war bore himself with great dignity.
ใปใใ
๏ฝžใ™ใ‚‹ Verb
Noun
Transitive
Freq #13850
1

capture; seizure; prehension; trapping

2

apprehension; understanding; grasp

ใจใ‚‹
Godan verb
Transitive
Freq #14165
1

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

Examples
ใใฎใ†้ญšใ‚’๏ผ“ๅŒนๆ•ใฃใŸใ€‚
I caught three fish yesterday.
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