Jiten beta

掴(つか)まえる
Rank #52,196

Meanings

  • Ichidan verb, transitive verb
    1. to catch; to capture; to arrest; to seize; to restrain
  • 2. to grab; to clutch; to grasp; to seize; to hold on to
  • 3. to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); to hail (a taxi, waiter, etc.); to hold (someone) back; to detain
  • 4. towards (someone); at (someone); in (someone's) face

Readings

捕まえる
(84%)
つかまえる
(14%)
掴まえる
(<1%)
捉まえる
(<1%)
Appears in 103 media