捕とらえる

とらえる toraeru

to seize
to grasp
to capture
to arrest

ichidan verbtransitive

Also written 捕らえる

Chinese meanings

捕捉；抓住

Examples

今日の午後やっと彼を捕らえた。
I managed to get a hold of him this afternoon.
今天下午终于抓住了他。
Tatoeba #171927
機会を捕らえてそれを有利に利用する。
I seize the moment and turn it to my advantage.
抓住机会并加以利用。
Tatoeba #183364

Use this entry in code

import { getVocabById } from 'kotowa';
getVocabById('c3e8a47129'); // 捕える

{
  "id": "c3e8a47129",
  "word": "捕える",
  "reading": "とらえる",
  "romaji": "toraeru",
  "meanings": [
    "to seize",
    "to grasp",
    "to capture",
    "to arrest"
  ],
  "level": "N2",
  "pos": [
    "v1",
    "vt"
  ],
  "jmdict_id": 1598960,
  "other_forms": [
    "捕らえる"
  ],
  "examples": [
    {
      "ja": "今日の午後やっと彼を捕らえた。",
      "en": "I managed to get a hold of him this afternoon.",
      "tatoeba_id": 171927
    },
    {
      "ja": "機会を捕らえてそれを有利に利用する。",
      "en": "I seize the moment and turn it to my advantage.",
      "tatoeba_id": 183364
    }
  ],
  "zh": {
    "status": "reviewed",
    "source_hash": "f3cd2f34e8a0fd7eee21ffd6d6bb3c0a20bd3b5afc8f62cd59e3734dba150c32",
    "meanings": [
      "捕捉",
      "抓住"
    ],
    "examples": [
      {
        "ja": "今日の午後やっと彼を捕らえた。",
        "zh": "今天下午终于抓住了他。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "機会を捕らえてそれを有利に利用する。",
        "zh": "抓住机会并加以利用。"
      }
    ],
    "references": [
      "upstream vocab/n2/c3e8a47129",
      "JMdict ent_seq 1598960; local JMdict_e.gz",
      "Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
    ],
    "reviewer": "Codex",
    "review_method": "ai",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
    "review_hash": "2bd1478a04b718c11eeb426dcaa835221d58d23e0710657763a2b5111dff0153"
  }
}