Word Meaning 捕らえる

とらえる toraeru

捕らえる is read as とらえる (toraeru) and means to captivate.

Meaning

English

  1. to captivate
  2. to move (one's heart)
  3. to grasp (e.g. meaning)
  4. to perceive
  5. to capture (e.g. features)
  6. to catch
  7. to capture
  8. to seize

Reading

Kana

とらえる

Romaji

toraeru

Writing Variants

  • 捉える とらえる toraeru
  • 捕える とらえる toraeru

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 15 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 601 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

捕まる

つかまる

to be detained by

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

3

We set out traps for catching cockroaches.

Insect-eating plants are equipped with various kinds of traps to catch insects.

It's apparently a metaphor for something uncatchable, light of body and fleet of foot.