N4Verb

🏃Actions & Movement

捕まえるつかまえる

tsukamaeru

to catch, to arrest

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Example sentence

父は私の腕をつかまえた。

My father caught me by the arm.

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Kanji in 捕まえる

Sentences with 捕まえる

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Words with the same kanji

Word	JLPT	Reading	Meaning
逮捕	N3	たいほ	たいほarrest, apprehension, capture
捕まる	N3	つかまる	つかまるto be arrested; to be caught
捕る	N2	とる	とるto take, to catch (fish)
捕える	N2	とらえる	とらえるto seize, to capture, to arrest
捕虜	N1	ほりょ	ほりょprisoner of war
捕獲	N1	ほかく	ほかくcapture, seizure
捕鯨	N1	ほげい	ほげいwhaling

More Actions & Movement words

Word	Reading	Meaning
続ける	つづける	つづけるto continue, to keep up
捨てる	すてる	すてるthrow away (trash), dump, discard
焼く	やく	やくto bake, to grill
投げる	なげる	なげるto throw, to pitch
探す	さがす	さがすto look for, to seek (something you want; e.g. 仕事[しごと]を探[さが]す = look for a job)
沸かす	わかす	わかすto boil
選ぶ	えらぶ	えらぶto choose; to select
迎える	むかえる	むかえるto welcome; to meet; to greet

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