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捉える捕らえる捕えるとらえる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)

とらえどころのない捉えどころのない捕らえどころのない捉え所の無い捉え所のない捕らえ所の無い捕らえ所のない～い Adj.ExpressionUsually kanaFreq #67672
1

hard to figure out; elusive; slippery; vague; subtle

とらえどころ捉えどころ捉え所捕らえ所NounUsually kanaFreq #78776
1

key to understanding; point (e.g. of an argument)

捉え方とらえ方とらえかたNoun
1

interpretation; perception; understanding

つかむ掴む摑む攫むTransitiveUsually kanaGodan verbFreq #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
だれかが私の腕をつかんだ。
Somebody caught me by the arm.
2

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

3

to understand; to grasp; to comprehend

捕まえる掴まえるつかまえる捉まえる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

捕まる掴まるつかまる捉まる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

囚われる捕らわれる捕われる捉われるとらわれる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

捕捉ほそくNounTransitive～する VerbFreq #13850
1

capture; seizure; prehension; trapping

2

apprehension; understanding; grasp

手づかみ手掴み手捉みてづかみNounFreq #42894
1

grasping (with one's bare hands); holding; grabbing; seizing; catching

心を捉えるこころをとらえるExpressionIchidan verbFreq #63138
1

to impress; to charm

恐怖にとらわれる恐怖に囚われる恐怖に捕らわれる恐怖に捉われる恐怖に捕われるきょうふにとらわれるExpressionIchidan verbFreq #75509
1

to be seized with fear; to be seized with panic

言葉尻を捉える言葉尻をとらえる言葉尻を捕らえることばじりをとらえるExpressionIchidan verbFreq #92462
1

to pounce on someone's words; to cavil at someone's words; to trip someone up with their own words

Examples
すぐ人の言葉尻を捕らえて非難するよな。
Quick to pounce on what people say and pick on them.
意味を捉えるいみをとらえるExpressionIchidan verbFreq #107377
1

to grasp the meaning

把捉はそくNounTransitive～する VerbFreq #114719
1

grasping (a meaning)

猿猴捉月えんこうそくげつNoun四字熟語Freq #271574
1

trying to reach above one's station and failing; trying to accomplish something beyond one's abilities and failing; monkey catching (a reflection of) the moon (in the water)

捕捉剤ほそくざいNoun
1

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