Illustration: In a Japanese apartment living room, an escaped hamster has finally been caught safely in its keeper's cupped hands just above the floor. Its small face peeks between the thumbs, while the hands securely surround its body without squeezing.

JLPT N2verbLevel estimated by Bebop

捕とらえる

toraeru

to catch, to capture

Example sentences

警察けいさつは殺人犯さつじんはんを捕とらえた。
The police have caught the murderer.
Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source
ついに反逆者はんぎゃくしゃは捕とらえられ、拘置所こうちしょに入いれられた。
The rebel was ultimately captured and confined to jail.
Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source
我々われわれはその泥棒どろぼうを捕とらえた。
We captured the thief.
Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 捕

捕catch; captureOnホKunとらえる・とらわれる・とる

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