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捕らわれる

捕われる、 囚われる、 捉われる

Reading

Kana: とらわれる
Romaji: torawareru
Kana
Romaji

Definitions

v1
vi
1

to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be arrested; to be apprehended

2

to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to; to adhere to; to be swayed by

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: シュウ、 とら.われる
Meanings: captured, criminal, arrest, catch
Readings: ソク、 サク、 とら.える
Meanings: catch, capture

Example Sentences

(かれ)()らわれの()である。
➥He is in chains.
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(かれ)(つみ)意識(いしき)にとらわれていた。
➥He was eaten up with guilt.
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目先(めさき)利益(りえき)だけにとらわれてはいけない。
➥You must not think about your immediate profit only.
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彼女(かのじょ)流行(りゅうこう)にとらわれている。
➥She is a slave of fashion.
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(かれ)(まえ)から(わる)(かんが)えにとらわれている。
➥He is prepossessed with an ill opinion.
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あの少女(しょうじょ)自分(じぶん)王女(おうじょ)(さま)だという妄想(もうそう)にとらわれている。
➥That girl is under the delusion that she is a princess.
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