Word details
捕まえる
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 捕まえる.
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Entry
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
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