Kanji
捉
N1
10 strokes
Grade 8
freq #1976
catch, capture
On'yomi (音読み)
ソク、 サク
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
とら.える
On'yomi compounds (音読み)
捕捉
ほそく
capture; seizure
把捉
はそく
grasping (a meaning)
猿猴捉月
えんこうそくげつ
trying to reach above one's station and failing; trying to accomplish something beyond one's abilities and failing
捕捉剤
ほそくざい
scavenger
Kun'yomi words (訓読み)
捉える
とらえる
to catch; to capture
心を捉える
こころをとらえる
to impress; to charm
捉えどころ
とらえどころ
key to understanding; point (e.g. of an argument)
捉えどころのない
とらえどころのない
hard to figure out; elusive
意味を捉える
いみをとらえる
to grasp the meaning
言葉尻を捉える
ことばじりをとらえる
to pounce on someone's words; to cavil at someone's words
捉え方
とらえかた
interpretation; perception
Example sentences
すぐ人（ひと）の言葉尻（ことばじり）を捕（と）らえて非難（ひなん）するよな。
Quick to pounce on what people say and pick on them.