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JLPT N312画 · 12 strokesradical

catch, grasp, arrest

On'yomi (音読み)

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

  • つか.まえる
  • つか.まる

Meanings across languages

English
catch, grasp, arrest
Tiếng Việt
bắt giữ, nắm bắt
日本語
捕まえる, 捕まる

Common compounds

  • 捕まえるつかまえるto catch, to seize
  • 捕まるつかまるto be caught, to be arrested
  • 逮捕たいほarrest, capture

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