Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 捕


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Meaning

capture, seize, catch, grasp

Pronunciation

HO
toru/raeru, tsukamaru/maeru

Explanation

Left: hand , right: to begin (The hand takes the tool to use , when beginning sth.)

Mnemonic

(No matter what you want to do) The hand begins with: grasping.

Radicals

hand(Several characters are used for hand: ナ, , , ヨ)
to start, begin
use(The radical mochiiru shows originally the picture of a fence.)
Tip: Go to the radicals that are contained in this character and learn all the characters with this radical systematically!

Vocabulary

捕える とらえる to seize, to grasp, to capture, to arrest
捕まえる つかまえる to catch, to arrest, to seize
捕まる つかまる to be caught, to be arrested
捕る とる to take, to catch (fish), to capture
捕獲 ほかく capture, seizure
捕虜 ほりょ prisoner (of war)
捕鯨 ほげい whaling, whale fishing
逮捕 たいほ arrest/apprehension/capture

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