# 捕 capture

(handleft) + 甫 (unicycle) Same-ON
★★★☆☆
10 strokes
DUPE

## Onyomi

HO |

## Mnemonic

| The cop on the unicycle reached out his hand and captured your Moms, for the crime of being Hairy Obese.

## Kunyomi

( が ) つか＊まえる | to catch ★★★★☆
( を ) とら*える | to catch THE MEANING of something - almost always figurative, in contrast to the more literal, physical つかまる。 ★★☆☆☆
( を ) つか＊まる | to be caught (can both be used to describe an animal being caught by a predator OR someone grabbing someone else by the arm,a crook caught in the act, etc.) ★★★☆☆

## Jukugo

逮捕(たいほ) する | arrest ★★★☆☆ 逮 (arrest) + 捕 (capture) = 逮捕 (arrest )

## Lookalikes

| Meaning | Hint | Radical
--- | --- | --- | ---
捕 | capture | HAND | 手
補 | supplement | DUCKY |

You use your HAND to capture,

but you use A DUCKY to supplement your bubble-bath.

## Synonyms

arrest 逮捕 投獄 拘留する 拘束する
catch 捕まる 捕える 逮捕 取る