The kanji 捕: meaning, readings and stroke order
捕
- Meaning
- catch
- On reading
- ホ ho
- Kun reading
- と(らえる) toraeru、と(らわれる) torawareru、と(る) toru、つか(まえる) tsukamaeru、つか(まる) tsukamaru
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 手 hand
- Level
- Level 7 · junior high school
Stroke order
Meaning in other languages
- Vietnamese
- bắt (bộ)
- Japanese
- つかまえる。とらえる。
- Korean
- 잡다 (포)
- Chinese
- 捕捉、抓
Readings, words and example sentences
ホ ho · on reading · less common
捕球
catching (a ball)
捕球の 練習を します。
We practice catching the ball.
と(らえる) toraeru · kun reading · less common
捕らえる
to catch, to capture
にげた 犬を 捕らえます。
They catch the dog that ran away.
と(らわれる) torawareru · kun reading · less common
捕らわれる
to be stuck on, to be caught up in
古い 考えに 捕らわれて います。
He is stuck in old ways of thinking.
と(る) toru · kun reading · less common
捕る
to catch (fish, animals)
川で 魚を 捕ります。
I catch fish in the river.
つか(まえる) tsukamaeru · kun reading
捕まえる
to catch
あみで 虫を 捕まえます。
I catch bugs with a net.
つか(まる) tsukamaru · kun reading
捕まる
to be caught
犯人が やっと 捕まりました。
The criminal was finally caught.
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Readings, radicals: Kanjium, KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); Korean, simplified forms: Unicode Unihan. Meanings, sentences: Dino Kids (CC0). See Licences.