Moto 捕: Catch; CaptureKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- ホ
- Kun'yomi
- と(らえる)、と(らわれる)、と(る)、とら(える)、とら(われる)、つか(まえる)、つか(まる)
- Level
- JLPT N3Jōyō, secondary school
- Words
- 142 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (ホ)
- 逮捕たいほarrest; apprehension
- 捕虜ほりょprisoner (of war)
- 捕鯨ほげいwhaling; whale hunting
- 捕手ほしゅcatcher
- 捕獲ほかくcapture; seizure
- 捕球ほきゅうcatch
- 捕逸ほいつpassed ball; catcher missing a ball
- だ捕だほcapture; seizure
- バビロン捕囚バビロンほしゅうBabylonian Captivity (of the Israelites, 586 BCE-539 BCE)
- 不逮捕特権ふたいほとっけんimmunity from arrest (i.e. of Diet members or foreign diplomats); diplomatic immunity
- 二重電子捕獲にじゅうでんしほかくdouble electron capture
- 再逮捕さいたいほrearrest; recapture
- 別件逮捕べっけんたいほarrest on a separate charge
- 反捕鯨はんほげいopposition to whaling; anti-whaling
- 国際捕鯨委員会こくさいほげいいいんかいInternational Whaling Commission; IWC
- 国際逮捕状こくさいたいほじょうinternational arrest warrant
- 常人逮捕じょうじんたいほcitizen's arrest
- 拏捕だほcapture; seizure
- 拿捕だほcapture; seizure
- 捕そくほそくcapture; seizure
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 分捕り品ぶんどりひんloot; booty
- 分捕るぶんどるto capture; to seize
- 捕えるとらえるto catch; to capture
- 捕まえるつかまえるto catch; to capture
- 捕まるつかまるto be caught; to be arrested
- 捕らえるとらえるto catch; to capture
- 捕らわれとらわれimprisonment; captive
- 捕らわれるとらわれるto be caught; to be captured
- 捕り手とりてpoliceman; official in charge of imprisoning offenders
- 捕るとるto take; to catch
- 捕われるとらわれるto be caught; to be captured
- からめ捕るからめとるto catch and tie up; to apprehend
- とっ捕まえるとっつかまえるto catch
- とっ捕まるとっつかまるto be caught
- ひっ捕えるひっとらえるto arrest; to capture
- ひっ捕らえるひっとらえるto arrest; to capture
- 乱捕りらんどりrandori (freestyle judo training)
- 人捕りひととりprisoner's base (children's game)
- 分捕りぶんどりsnatching; snatched item
- 分捕り物ぶんどりものloot; booty
- 取っ捕まえるとっつかまえるto catch
- 取っ捕まるとっつかまるto be caught
- 召し捕るめしとるto arrest; to apprehend
- 大捕り物おおとりものroundup (criminals, animals, etc.); manhunt
- 子捕りことり(game of) catch-the-child
- 引っ捕えるひっとらえるto arrest; to capture
- 引っ捕まえるひっつかまえるto seize; to grab
- 引っ捕らえるひっとらえるto arrest; to capture
- 恐怖に捕らわれるきょうふにとらわれるto be seized with fear; to be seized with panic
- 恐怖に捕われるきょうふにとらわれるto be seized with fear; to be seized with panic
- 手捕りてどりcatch in one's hands; seizure
- 捕え処とらえどころkey (to understanding); point (e.g. of an argument)
- 捕え所とらえどころkey (to understanding); point (e.g. of an argument)
- 捕らえどころのないとらえどころのないhard to figure out; elusive
Other readings
- 捕物とりものcapture; arrest
- 捕物帳とりものちょうdetective story (esp. one from the Edo period featuring thief-takers)
- ネズミ捕りねずみとりmousetrap; rattrap
- 乱捕らんどりrandori (freestyle judo training)
- 召捕るめしとるto arrest; to apprehend
- 大捕物おおとりものroundup (criminals, animals, etc.); manhunt
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Kanji that often appear with 捕
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