Kanji
N3 10 strokes Grade 8 freq #604

catch, capture

On'yomi (音読み)

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

Radical (部首)

hand te

Others with this radical

On'yomi compounds (音読み)

arrest; apprehension
whaling; whale hunting
prisoner (of war); POW
catcher
capture; seizure
passed ball
catch
detective story (esp. one from the Edo period featuring thief-takers)

Kun'yomi words (訓読み)

to catch (a wild animal, fish, insect, baseball, etc.); to capture
policeman; official in charge of imprisoning offenders
to catch; to capture
loot; booty
to plunder; to capture
capture (of a suspect, criminal, etc.); arrest
to be caught; to be arrested

Example sentences

He was arrested on the charge of burglary.

He ran the risk of being caught and imprisoned.

They were taken prisoner.

They dealt with the prisoners kindly.