捕まえる
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 (as 〜をつかまえて)
Other spellings
掴まえる
Kanji used
Kanji in other spellings
Pitch accent
つかまえる
Examples87
警察
The policeman got the suspect.
その
The man took the boy by the hand.
ここ
Can I catch a taxi here?
彼
He caught me by the hand.
彼
He caught her hand.
マイケル
Michael caught her by the hand.