Keyword
capture
Info
FrequencyTop 600-700
Type
Jōyō 
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KankenLevel 4
Heisig1978
Readings
つか
(43%)
(31%)
(19%)
とら
(3%)
(1%)
Composed of
left hand
start of
Used in vocabulary (152 in total)
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
arrest; apprehension; capture
capture; seizure
arrest; apprehension; capture
prisoner (of war)
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
capture; seizure; prehension; apprehension; understanding; grasp
to take; to catch; to capture
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
predation; eating prey; preying upon
capturing alive (an animal or person); something captured alive
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
in flagrante delicto arrest; arrest of somebody in the act of committing a crime
capture; seizure; military capture of a foreign vessel; making a prize of
capture; arrest
to capture; to seize; to plunder
to capture alive; to catch alive; to take prisoner
to arrest; to capture; to seize
imprisonment; captive
arrestee; person arrested
mistaken arrest; arrest based on misidentification
capture; arrest
to arrest; to apprehend
to be caught; to be captured; to be able to catch; to be able to capture
to arrest; to apprehend
rearrest; recapture
to arrest; to capture; to seize
roundup (criminals, animals, etc.); manhunt; crackdown; swoop; raid
whaling; whale hunting; whale fishing
prison camp; concentration camp; prisoner of war camp; POW camp
constable; method of catching criminals
constable; policeman
policeman's rope (used for restraining criminals)
criminal record
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
right to arrest; power of arrest
roundup (criminals, animals, etc.); manhunt; crackdown; swoop; raid
constable; method of catching criminals
chasing down and capturing (a criminal, etc.)
mousetrap; rattrap; rat poison; speed trap
to arrest; to capture; to seize
catching and killing
catch in one's hands; seizure
to capture alive; to catch alive; to take prisoner
arrest on a separate charge
counting one's chickens before they've hatched; (lit.) counting raccoon dog skins before they have been caught
fishing, esp. using a net or trap; catching fish
detective story (esp. one from the Edo period featuring thief-takers); detective's memoirs; thief taker's memoirs
techniques for arresting criminals; arrest technique
policeman's rope (used for restraining criminals)
(arch.) policeman; (arch.) official in charge of imprisoning offenders; art of defeating (and capturing) an opponent with one's bare hands
captive; prisoner
to be caught by the enemy
imprisonment; captive
to arrest; to capture; to seize
(whaling) harpoon gun
insect net; butterfly net
to seize; to grab; to collar
to pounce on someone's words; to cavil at someone's words; to trip someone up with their own words
hard to figure out; elusive; slippery; vague; subtle
detective story (esp. one from the Edo period featuring thief-takers); detective's memoirs; thief taker's memoirs
to be seized with fear; to be seized with panic
capture; seizure; military capture of a foreign vessel; making a prize of
loot; booty; plunder; spoils
mousetrap; rattrap; rat poison; speed trap
bird catcher; bird handler (oft. chicken); bird catching; bird handling (oft. chicken)
Babylonian Captivity (of the Israelites, 586 BCE-539 BCE)
opposition to whaling; anti-whaling
loot; booty; plunder; spoils
(game of) catch-the-child
policeman's rope (used for restraining criminals)
immunity from arrest (i.e. of Diet members or foreign diplomats); diplomatic immunity; parliamentary immunity; legislative immunity
International Whaling Commission; IWC
captive; prisoner
hard to figure out; elusive; slippery; vague; subtle
(arch.) policeman; (arch.) official in charge of imprisoning offenders; art of defeating (and capturing) an opponent with one's bare hands
loot; booty; plunder
false arrest and imprisonment; illegal arrest and confinement
whaling controversy; whaling issue
counting one's chickens before they've hatched; (lit.) counting raccoon dog skins before they have been caught
randori (freestyle judo training)
stripping a Diet member of arrest immunity
request to arrest a member of parliament while still in session
collecting (plants and animals); gathering; capturing; catching
capture; seizure; prehension; apprehension; understanding; grasp
to be seized with fear; to be seized with panic
extraction; abstraction; selection (from a group); sampling
hard to figure out; elusive; slippery; vague; subtle
capture; seizure; military capture of a foreign vessel; making a prize of
key (to understanding); point (e.g. of an argument)
key (to understanding); point (e.g. of an argument)
key (to understanding); point (e.g. of an argument)
key (to understanding); point (e.g. of an argument)
randori (freestyle judo training)
detective story (esp. one from the Edo period featuring thief-takers); detective's memoirs; thief taker's memoirs
bird catcher; bird handler (oft. chicken); bird catching; bird handling (oft. chicken)
Smilax china (species of sarsaparilla)
prisoner's base (children's game); (arch.) man-eating monster
passed ball; catcher missing a ball
tarantula (any spider of family Theraphosidae)
prejudiced opinion; conventional ideas
detective's memoirs
catchers error
empty vessels make the most sound; (lit.) the meowing cat does not catch the mouse
the doting parent's purse is plundered; (lit.) the thief caught turns out to be one's own son
snatching; snatched item
taking a wife by kidnapping a woman passing by on the road
taking a wife by kidnapping a woman passing by on the road
crimes of abduction, confinement and bodily injury
false arrest and imprisonment; illegal arrest and confinement
illegal arrest and imprisonment resulting in death or bodily injury
techniques for arresting criminals (Edo period)
starting something in the eleventh hour; have not thy cloak to make when it begins to rain; don't lock the stable door after the horse has been stolen; braiding the rope only after the thief is caught
starting something in the eleventh hour; have not thy cloak to make when it begins to rain; don't lock the stable door after the horse has been stolen; braiding the rope only after the thief is caught
You're Under Arrest (manga)
Prisoner of the Caucasus (opera)
Capture of the Jeune Richard
Examples (180 in total)
This is the fish he caught.
The old man caught a big fish.
My brother caught a big fish.