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つかまえる
Kanji
捕まえる
Verb
Japanese Meaning
捕まえる, 捉まえる, 掴まえる: catch; take hold of / 捕まえる, 捉まえる, 掴まえる: arrest, to seize
Easy Japanese Meaning
ものやどうぶつをにげないようにてでにぎる。わるいことをしたひとをおさえる。
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
抓住；捉住 / 逮捕；拘捕
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
抓住 / 捕捉 / 逮捕
Korean Meaning
붙잡다 / 잡다 / 체포하다
Vietnamese Meaning
bắt; tóm; chộp / nắm; giữ chặt / bắt giữ; tóm cổ
Tagalog Meaning
hulihin / dakpin / sunggaban
Sense（1）
捕まえる, 捉まえる, 掴まえる: catch; take hold of
Sense（2）
捕まえる, 捉まえる, 掴まえる: arrest, to seize
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捕まえる, 捉まえる, 掴まえる: catch; take hold of / 捕まえる, 捉まえる, 掴まえる: arrest, to seize
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つかまえる
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The police conducted an all-night investigation to catch the criminal.
The police conducted an all-night investigation to catch the criminal.
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警察は犯人をつかまえるために夜通し捜査を行った。
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