Keyword
grab and hold
Info
FrequencyTop 1400-1500
Type
Jōyō 
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KankenLevel 2
Heisig1374
Readings
とら
(88%)
そく
(10%)
つか
(1%)
Composed of
left hand
foot
Mnemonic

Use your hand to grab someone and your foot to hold him down.

Used in vocabulary (18 in total)
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 be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to