捉

seize; catch; capture

10 strokes. Jōyō kanji, taught in secondary school. Newspaper frequency rank 1976.

Readings

• とらえる (kun reading): 捉える (とらえる) to catch; 捉えどころ (とらえどころ) key to understanding
• ソク (on reading): 捕捉 (ほそく) capture; 捕捉剤 (ほそくざい) scavenger
• サク (on reading)

Components

• 扌
• 足
• 口 radical mouth
• ⺘ radical hand, left-side form of 手
• 止 radical stop
• 足 radical foot

Words using 捉

• 捉える (とらえる) to catch
• 捉えどころ (とらえどころ) key to understanding
• 心を捉える (こころをとらえる) to impress
• 意味を捉える (いみをとらえる) to grasp the meaning
• 言葉尻を捉える (ことばじりをとらえる) to pounce on someone's words
• 捕捉 (ほそく) capture
• 捕捉剤 (ほそくざい) scavenger
• 把捉 (はそく) grasping (a meaning)
• 猿猴捉月 (えんこうそくげつ) trying to reach above one's station and failing

10 words in all.

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