捉: Catch; CaptureKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- ソク、サク
- Kun'yomi
- とら(える)
- Level
- Jōyō, secondary school
- Words
- 18 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (ソク・サク)
- 把捉はそくgrasping (a meaning)
- 捕捉ほそくcapture; seizure
- 捕捉剤ほそくざいscavenger
- 猿猴捉月えんこうそくげつtrying to reach above one's station and failing; trying to accomplish something beyond one's abilities and failing
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 捉えるとらえるto catch; to capture
- 心を捉えるこころをとらえるto impress; to charm
- 恐怖に捉われるきょうふにとらわれるto be seized with fear; to be seized with panic
- 意味を捉えるいみをとらえるto grasp the meaning
- 捉えどころのないとらえどころのないhard to figure out; elusive
- 捉え所とらえどころkey (to understanding); point (e.g. of an argument)
- 捉え所のないとらえどころのないhard to figure out; elusive
- 捉え所の無いとらえどころのないhard to figure out; elusive
- 捉われるとらわれるto be caught; to be captured
- 言葉尻を捉えることばじりをとらえるto pounce on someone's words; to cavil at someone's words
Other readings
- 手捉みてづかみgrasping (with one's bare hands); holding
- 捉まえるつかまえるto catch; to capture
- 捉まるつかまるto be caught; to be arrested
- 捉むつかむto seize; to catch
Kanji that often appear with 捉
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