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捉とらえる
Meanings
Verb (1-dan, transitive)
1. to catch; to capture; to seize; to arrest; to grab; to catch hold of
It was a fleeting moment, but her eyes were firmly fixed on the arrow.
2. to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to capture (e.g. features)
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3. to captivate; to move (one's heart)
This game has children completely captivated.
Alt. forms
捉とらえる
47%
捕とらえる
32%
とらえる
13%
捕とらえる
7%
Kanji used
捉
grab and hold
Pitch accent
と
らえ
る
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Conjugations...Used in: 3293
Used in vocabulary (3 in total)
to impress; to charm
to pounce on someone's words; to cavil at someone's words; to trip someone up with their own words
to grasp the meaning
Examples (9 in total)
How should I interpret this?
I end up seeing everything negatively.
Depending on how you interpret it, that is what it amounts to.
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