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The Kanji Map

Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high

1976 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 10

Meaning: catch, capture

Kunyomi: とら.える

Onyomi: ソク, サク

Composition: 扌 足

捉

Radical

Radical: 手

Meaning: hand

Reading: て

Frequency: 1,203

Alternative forms:

扌(alt radical position hen)龵

手

Examples

Onyomi Examples

把捉 (ハソク) grasping (a meaning)

捕捉 (ホソク) capture, seizure, prehension, trapping, apprehension, understanding, grasp

Kunyomi Examples

捉える (とらえる) to catch, to capture, to seize, to arrest, to grab, to catch hold of, to grasp (e.g. meaning), to perceive, to capture (e.g. features), to captivate, to move (one's heart)

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