捕 — catch, capture

Readings

On'yomi came with the character from Chinese; kun'yomi is the native Japanese word it was borrowed for. A dot marks where okurigana takes over, a hyphen marks a prefix or suffix position.

On'yomi

• ほ ho

Kun'yomi

• と.らえる to.raeru
• と.らわれる to.rawareru
• と.る to.ru
• とら.える tora.eru
• とら.われる tora.wareru
• つか.まえる tsuka.maeru
• つか.まる tsuka.maru

Words that use 捕

A kanji is worth learning for the words it unlocks. These are from the JLPT vocabulary lists.

• 捕まえる つかまえる to catch JLPT N4
• 逮捕 たいほ arrest JLPT N3
• 捕まる つかまる to be caught JLPT N3
• 捕る とる to catch (a wild animal, fish, insect, baseball, etc.) JLPT N2
• 捕獲 ほかく capture JLPT N1
• 捕鯨 ほげい whaling JLPT N1
• 捕虜 ほりょ prisoner (of war) JLPT N1