単語屋Tangoya, “the word shop”
Single kanji#2,158 most used

捕まえる

つかまえる0

Pitch accent · 平板 (heiban)

to catch; to arrest

ITS KANJI

IN A SENTENCE

My brother caught a big fish.

from Tatoeba · bunbuku

IN OTHER SENTENCES

I capture insects.

from Tatoeba · yuta_syss

MEANINGS

1

to catch; to capture; to arrest; to seize; to restrain

ichidan verb · transitive

TANGOYA ASKS

2

to grab; to clutch; to grasp; to seize; to hold on to

ichidan verb · transitive

3

to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); to hail (a taxi, waiter, etc.); to hold (someone) back; to detain

ichidan verb · transitive

4

towards (someone); at (someone); in (someone's) face

ichidan verb · transitive

DETAILS

Kind単漢字, single kanji

Frequency#2,158 most used

Written捕まえる、掴まえる

Can be asked asRead, Listen, Recall, Write

Dictionary: JMdict (EDRDG), CC BY-SA 4.0 · pitch: Kanjium