Question

捕 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 逮捕(たいほ): arrest; apprehension; capture捕虜(ほりょ): prisoner (of war)捕える(とらえる): (1) to seize; to capture; to arrest (2) to grasp; to perceive; to treat (as)捕鯨(ほげい): whaling; whale fishing捕獲(ほかく): capture; seizure捕る(とる): to take; to catch (fish); to capture捕まえる(つかまえる): to catch; to arrest; to seize捕吏(ほり): constable; policeman S 手: hand甫: for the first time; not until 手 4 (none) catch Dog tag: This is a wild animal track device. It has an arrowhead and screwdriver-shaped radio beacon. It´s evidently fired in animals to track their movements. When animal has a dog tag, it´s easy to catch it: just take a dog tag in your fingers.

Accepted Answer

ホ catch, capture 3 604 10 64 て・てへん 形声 Phonetic I was retreating from the battlefield. In the chaos, my friend threw his dogtags at me to give to his family. I managed to catch them with my fingers as the chopper was lifting off. 1836

Kanji	捕
Onyomi	ホ
Kunyomi	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
English	catch, capture
Examples	逮捕(たいほ): arrest; apprehension; capture 捕虜(ほりょ): prisoner (of war) 捕える(とらえる): (1) to seize; to capture; to arrest (2) to grasp; to perceive; to treat (as) 捕鯨(ほげい): whaling; whale fishing 捕獲(ほかく): capture; seizure 捕る(とる): to take; to catch (fish); to capture 捕まえる(つかまえる): to catch; to arrest; to seize 捕吏(ほり): constable; policeman
JLPT Level	3
Jouyou Grade	S
Frequency	604
Components	手: hand 甫: for the first time; not until
Number of Strokes	10
Kanji Radical	手
Radical Number	64
Radical Strokes	4
Radical Reading	て・てへん
Traditional Form	(none)
Classification	形声 Phonetic
Keyword	catch
Koohii Story 1	I was retreating from the battlefield. In the chaos, my friend threw his dogtags at me to give to his family. I managed to catch them with my fingers as the chopper was lifting off.
Koohii Story 2	Dog tag: This is a wild animal track device. It has an arrowhead and screwdriver-shaped radio beacon. It´s evidently fired in animals to track their movements. When animal has a dog tag, it´s easy to catch it: just take a dog tag in your fingers.
RTK Index	1836

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