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Zach

捕らえる

捕える、 捉える

Reading

Kana: とらえる
Romaji: toraeru
Kana
Romaji

Definitions

v1
vt
1

to seize; to capture; to arrest

2

to grasp; to perceive; to treat (as)

Kanji

Readings: ホ、 と.らえる、 と.らわれる、 と.る、 とら.える、 とら.われる、 つか.まえる、 つか.まる
Meanings: catch, capture
Readings: ソク、 サク、 とら.える
Meanings: catch, capture

Example Sentences

()らえどころのない(ひと)
➥He's like an eel.
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警察(けいさつ)殺人犯(さつじんはん)()らえた。
➥The police have caught the murderer.
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我々(われわれ)はその泥棒(どろぼう)()らえた。
➥We captured the thief.
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(わたし)たちは野鳥(やちょう)をとらえた。
➥We bagged a wild bird.
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早起(はやお)きの(とり)(むし)(とら)える。
➥The early bird catches the worm.
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その(うた)若者(わかもの)(こころ)をとらえた。
➥The song appealed to young people.
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