JLPT N1 · 11 strokes
Kanji 逮: "apprehend, chase"
The kanji 逮 means "apprehend, chase". It is written with 11 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read タイ in on'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)
タイ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
no recorded reading
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 | apprehend, chase |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 11 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 766 of 2,501 |
Common words with 逮
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 逮捕arrest; apprehension; capture
- 逮捕状arrest warrant
- 現行犯逮捕in flagrante delicto arrest; arrest of someone in the act of committing a crime
- 誤認逮捕mistaken arrest; arrest based on misidentification
- 逮捕者arrestee; person arrested
- 再逮捕rearrest; recapture
- 逮捕歴criminal record
- 逮捕権right to arrest; power of arrest
- 緊急逮捕arrest without warrant
- 別件逮捕arrest on a separate charge
- 逮捕令状arrest warrant
- 逮捕術techniques for arresting criminals; arrest technique
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