apprehend, chase
On'yomi (音読み)
- タイ
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
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About this kanji
The kanji 逮 means to apprehend or chase. It is usually used in nouns rather than verbs. A common compound is 逮捕 (たいほ), which means 'arrest.' Another interesting term is 逮捕状 (たいほじょう), meaning 'arrest warrant,' and 逮捕者 (たいほしゃ) refers to an 'arrestee.' You might also hear 逮夜 (たいや), which is the 'eve of the anniversary of a person's death.' This kanji is particularly relevant in legal contexts, so you will often see it in discussions about law enforcement and criminal justice. It has no kun'yomi or native Japanese readings, which makes it quite straightforward.
Example sentences
犯人はついに逮捕された。
The criminal was finally apprehended.
Meanings across languages
- English
- apprehend, chase
- Tiếng Việt
- bắt giữ
- 日本語
- 逮捕
- 한국어
- 체포
- 中文
- 逮捕
- id
- menangkap, menggerebek
- th
- จับกุม, ไล่ตาม
- es
- aprehender, cazar
- fr
- appréhender, chasser
- de
- festnehmen, verhaften
- pt
- apreender, perseguir
Common compounds
- 逮捕arrest, apprehension, capture
- 逮夜eve of the anniversary of a person's death
- 逮捕者arrestee, person arrested
- 逮捕状arrest warrant
- 逮捕歴criminal record
- 逮捕権right to arrest, power of arrest
- 再逮捕rearrest, recapture
- 逮捕術techniques for arresting criminals, arrest technique
Words using this kanji
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