# 捕 — catch

捕 means “catch”. It is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 10 strokes. On'yomi: ホ (ho). Kun'yomi: と(らえる) (toraeru), とら(える) (toraeru), つか(まえる) (tsukamaeru). You'll see it in words such as 捕る (toru, “to catch; to capture”).

- Meaning: catch
- On'yomi: ホ (ho)
- Kun'yomi: と(らえる) (toraeru), とら(える) (toraeru), つか(まえる) (tsukamaeru)
- Strokes: 10
- Level: JLPT N2 · set Hands at work 1

## How to remember 捕

Parts: 扌 hand · 甫 plot of seedlings

## Words with 捕

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 捕る | とる (toru) | to catch; to capture |
| 捕らえる | とらえる (toraeru) | to catch; to capture |
| 捕まえる | つかまえる (tsukamaeru) | to catch; to capture |

## Don't confuse it with

[補](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/supplement/) · [浦](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/shoreline-bay/) · [哺](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/suckle/)

## More in the “Hands at work 1” set

[破](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/tear/) · [除](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/remove/) · [捕](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/catch/) · [採](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/pick/) · [抜](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/pull-out/) · [伸](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/extend/) · [押](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/push/) · [抱](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/hug/)

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