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ๆŽด
ๆŽด
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Meanings

catch
seize
grasp
hold
arrest
capture

Readings

On โ€” Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ใ‚ซใ‚ฏ
Kun โ€” Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
ใคใ‹.ใ‚€
ใคใ‹.ใพใˆใ‚‹
ใคใ‹.ใพใ‚‹

Common Words

ๆŽดใ‚€
ๆ‘‘ใ‚€
ๆ”ซใ‚€
Godan verb
Transitive
Usually kana
Freq #1798
1

to seize; to catch; to grasp; to grip; to grab; to clutch; to hold; to catch hold of; to lay one's hands on

Examples
ใ ใ‚Œใ‹ใŒ็งใฎ่…•ใ‚’ใคใ‹ใ‚“ใ ใ€‚
Somebody caught me by the arm.
2

to obtain; to acquire; to get; to win; to capture

3

to understand; to grasp; to comprehend

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

ใ‚ใ—ใฅใ‹ใฟ
้ทฒๆ‘‘ใฟ
Noun
Freq #17649
1

grabbing hold; eagle grip; tight hold

ใคใ‹ใฟๅ–ใ‚‹
ใคใ‹ใฟใจใ‚‹
ๆ‘‘ใฟๅ–ใ‚‹
Godan verb
Transitive
Freq #22306
1

to grasp; to get

ๆŽดใฟๆŽ›ใ‹ใ‚‹
ใคใ‹ใฟใ‹ใ‹ใ‚‹
Godan verb
Intransitive
Freq #22852
1

to grab at; to grasp at; to clutch at

Examples
ใใฎ็”ทใฏ็งใซใคใ‹ใฟใ‹ใ‹ใฃใŸใ€‚
The man made to grab at me.
่ฅŸ้ฆ–ใ‚’ใคใ‹ใ‚€
ใˆใ‚Šใใณใ‚’ใคใ‹ใ‚€
Expression
Godan verb
Freq #31874
1

to seize (someone) by the collar; to grab (someone) by the scruff of the neck; to collar (someone)

Examples
ๅฝผใฏใ™ใ‚Šใฎ่ฅŸ้ฆ–ใ‚’ๆŽดใ‚“ใ ใ€‚
He seized the pickpocket by the collar.
่ƒธๅ€‰ใ‚’ๆŽดใ‚€
่ƒธใใ‚‰ใ‚’ใคใ‹ใ‚€
ใ‚€ใชใใ‚‰ใ‚’ใคใ‹ใ‚€
Expression
Godan verb
Freq #32335
1

to grab (someone) by the collar; to seize (someone) by the lapels

ๅผ•ใฃใคใ‹ใ‚€
ใฒใฃใคใ‹ใ‚€
Godan verb
Freq #33695
1

to snatch (at); to grab

ๅฟƒใ‚’ๆŽดใ‚€
ใ“ใ“ใ‚ใ‚’ใคใ‹ใ‚€
Expression
Godan verb
Freq #36675
1

to win over; to win (someone's) heart and mind

๐ŸŽ“

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