A Kanji to tame

THE KANJI · N3 · 10 strokes

Catch ; Capture

Readings on: ホ
Kun readings: 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

捕まえるつかまえる — Catch

Readings depend on the word. In kun readings, the dot separates the kanji from its kana ending (okurigana).

Two-word kanji

Reading belongs to the complete word: it is not always deduced from isolated readings.

• 逮捕たいほ — arrest; capture Word card → Source
• 捕獲ほかく — capture; catch Source
• 捕鯨ほげい — whale fishing Source
• 捕虜ほりょ — prisoner of war Source
• 捕縛ほばく — arrest Source
• 拿捕だほ — capture; capture; seizure Source