JLPT N3 · 10 strokes
Kanji 捕: "catch, capture"
The kanji 捕 means "catch, capture". It is written with 10 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N3, read ホ in on'yomi and と.らえる, と.らわれる, と.る, とら.える, とら.われる in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ホ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
と.らえると.らわれると.るとら.えるとら.われる
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | catch, capture |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 10 |
| JLPT level | N3 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 604 of 2,501 |
Common words with 捕
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 捕まえるto catch; to capture; to arrest; to seize · to grab; to clutch; to grasp; to seize
- 捕まるto be caught; to be arrested · to hold on to; to grasp
- 逮捕arrest; apprehension; capture
- 捕獲capture; seizure
- 捕縛arrest; apprehension; capture
- 捕虜prisoner (of war); POW; captive
- 捕捉capture; seizure; prehension; trapping · apprehension; understanding; grasp
- 捕るto catch (a wild animal, fish, insect, baseball, etc.); to capture
- 捕食predation; eating prey; preying upon
- 生け捕りcapturing alive (an animal or person); something captured alive
- 捕食者predator
- とっ捕まえるto catch
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