捕
捕 — Catch
catch, capture
On’yomiホ (ho)
Kun’yomiとらえる (toraeru)
Kun’yomiとらわれる (torawareru)
Kun’yomiとる (toru)
Kun’yomiとらえる (toraeru)
Kun’yomiとらわれる (torawareru)
Stroke order (10 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 捕
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 逮捕 | たいほ taiho | arrest; apprehension; capture |
| 捕鯨 | ほげい hogei | whaling; whale hunting; whale fishing |
| 捕虜 | ほりょ horyo | prisoner (of war); POW; captive |
| 捕手 | ほしゅ hoshu | catcher |
| 捕獲 | ほかく hokaku | capture; seizure |
| 捕まる | つかまる tsukamaru | to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to |
Study notes
捕 is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 10 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #604 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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