Word Meaning 捕まる

つかまる tsukamaru

捕まる is read as つかまる (tsukamaru) and means to be detained by.

Meaning

English

to be detained by
to be caught
to be arrested
to find (e.g. proof)
to get (e.g. a taxi)
to hold on to
to grasp

Reading

Kana

つかまる

Romaji

tsukamaru

Writing Variants

捉まる つかまる tsukamaru
掴まる つかまる tsukamaru

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 14 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Upper grade Kanken 4級 Related Words 逮捕,検挙,警察,警察官,犯罪,犯罪者,不審者,タクシー Rank 938 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

捕らえる

とらえる

to captivate

捕らわれる

とらわれる

to be caught

捕る

とる

to catch (a wild animal, fish, insect, baseball, etc.)

捕まえる

つかまえる

towards (someone)

捕手

ほしゅ

catcher

捕り手

とりて

art of defeating (and capturing) an opponent with one's bare hands

捕球

ほきゅう

catch

捕物

とりもの

capture

捕らわれ

とらわれ

imprisonment

分捕る

ぶんどる

to capture

捕虜

ほりょ

prisoner (of war)

捕獲

ほかく

capture

Example Sentences

警察に捕まるかと思った。

I thought I was going to get caught by the police.