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  1. Ichidan verb, Transitive verb

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

    警察が容疑者を捕まえた。
    The policeman got the suspect.
  2. to grab; to clutch; to grasp; to seize; to hold on to

  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

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

    as 〜をつかまえて

Also written 掴まえる【つかまえる】捉まえる【つかまえる】

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捕まるつかまる

Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verbto be caught; to be arrested · to hold on to; to grasp · to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)

CommonN3
捕るとる

Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verbto catch (a wild animal, fish, insect, baseball, etc.); to capture

CommonN2
捕獲ほかく

Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verbcapture; seizure

CommonN1
捕鯨ほげい

Nounwhaling; whale hunting; whale fishing

CommonN1
捕手ほしゅ

Nouncatcher

Common
捕虜ほりょ

Nounprisoner (of war); POW; captive

CommonN1
捕らわれるとらわれる

Ichidan verb, Intransitive verbto be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be arrested; to be apprehended · to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to; to adhere to; to be swayed by

Common
捕逸ほいつ

Nounpassed ball

捕球ほきゅう

Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb, Intransitive verbcatch

捕食ほしょく

Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verbpredation; eating prey; preying upon

捕捉ほそく

Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verbcapture; seizure; prehension; trapping · apprehension; understanding; grasp

捕縄ほじょう

Nounpoliceman's rope (used for restraining criminals)

捕縛ほばく

Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verbarrest; apprehension; capture

捕殺ほさつ

Noun, Suru verbcatching and killing

捕囚ほしゅう

Nouncaptivity

捕吏ほり

Nounconstable; policeman

N1
捕失ほしつ

Nouncatchers error

捕虫ほちゅう

Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verbcatching insects

捕鼠ほそ

Nounrat-catching

捕り縄とりなわ

Nounpoliceman's rope (used for restraining criminals)

捕鯨船ほげいせん

Nounwhaling ship; whaler; whale catcher

捕り物とりもの

Nouncapture (of a suspect, criminal, etc.); arrest

捕り手とりて

Nounpoliceman; official in charge of imprisoning offenders · art of defeating (and capturing) an opponent with one's bare hands

捕虫網ほちゅうあみ

Nouninsect net; butterfly net

捕鯨砲ほげいほう

Noun(whaling) harpoon gun

捕物帳とりものちょう

Noundetective story (esp. one from the Edo period featuring thief-takers) · detective's memoirs; thief taker's memoirs

捕り方とりかた

Nounpoliceman; thieftaker · method of catching criminals

捕れるとれる

Ichidan verb, Intransitive verbto be caught (of a wild animal, fish, baseball, etc.); to be captured · to be able to catch; to be able to capture

捕食者ほしょくしゃ

Nounpredator

捕獲岩ほかくがん

Nounxenolith

捕手術とりでじゅつ

Nountechniques for arresting criminals (Edo period)

捕捉剤ほそくざい

Nounscavenger

捕虫葉ほちゅうよう

Nouninsectivorous leaf; trap leaf

捕虫嚢ほちゅうのう

Nouninsectivorous sac

捕虜交換ほりょこうかん

Nounprisoner exchange

捕鯨問題ほげいもんだい

Nounwhaling controversy; whaling issue

捕食寄生ほしょくきせい

Nounparasitoidism

捕虜収容所ほりょしゅうようじょ

Nounprisoner-of-war camp; POW camp

捕り物控えとりものひかえ

Noundetective's memoirs

捕われの身とらわれのみ

Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Nouncaptive; prisoner

捕らぬ狸の皮算用とらぬたぬきのかわざんよう

Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)counting one's chickens before they're hatched; counting raccoon dog skins before they have been caught

捉えるとらえる

Ichidan verb, Transitive verbto catch; to capture; to seize; to arrest; to grab; to catch hold of · to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to capture (e.g. features) · to captivate; to move (one's heart)

CommonN2
捉えどころのないとらえどころのない

Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), I-adjective (keiyoushi)hard to figure out; elusive; slippery; vague; subtle

囚われとらわれ

Nouncaptivity; imprisonment

囚われ人とらわれびと

Nouncaptive; prisoner

捉えどころとらえどころ

Nounkey to understanding; point (e.g. of an argument)

囚われた考えとらわれたかんがえ

Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Nounprejudiced opinion; conventional ideas