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捕

Level VIII of XX on the frequency path

Frequency rank 929 / 2,608

Catch

On’yomi
ほ
Kun’yomi
つか、とら
Radical
手 Hand (Kangxi 64)
Strokes
10

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

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

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 seizeN4
捕る とる to take,to catch (fish),to captureN2
捕まる つかまる to be caught,to be arrestedN3

捕 is rank 929 of 2,608 in published Japanese.

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