This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

捕り物

捕物帳、 捕物帖

Reading

Kana: とりものちょう
Romaji: torimonochō
Kana
Romaji

Definitions

1

detective story (esp. one from the Edo period featuring thief-takers)

See also: 目明かし 岡っ引き
2

detective's memoirs; thief taker's memoirs

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: ブツ、 モツ、 もの、 もの-
Meanings: thing, object, matter
Readings: チョウ、 とばり
Meanings: notebook, account book, album, curtain, veil, net, tent
Readings: チョウ、 ジョウ、 かきもの
Meanings: quire (of paper), bundle of seaweed, counter for screens, notebook