# 捕 — Catch

Frequency rank 929 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Mid-frequency: not on every page, but regular in books and magazines.

More common than 批 (Criticism), less common than 永 (Eternity).

- On’yomi: ほ
- Kun’yomi: つか、とら
- Radical: 手 Hand (Kangxi 64)
- Frequency path: Level VIII of XX
- Strokes: 10

Fingers on the left grab a wedding ring on the right — your fingers catch the wedding ring mid-air during the bouquet toss, a spectacular catch.

In words:

- 捕まえる つかまえる — to seize
- 捕る とる — to take,to catch (fish),to capture
- 捕まる つかまる — to be caught,to be arrested

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