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[とら()··]
toraeru
ichidan verb, transitive verb

Alternate Written Forms:

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toraeru
[とら()··]
toraeru

English Meaning(s) for 捉える

ichidan verb, transitive verb
  1. to catch; to capture; to seize; to arrest; to grab; to catch hold of
  2. to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to capture (e.g. features)
  3. to captivate; to move (one's heart)

Definition and Synonyms for 捉える

Intrigue cause to be interested or curious
Synonyms: チャーム, 引きつける, 引き込む, 悩殺, 惹きつける, 捉える, 蠱惑, 魅了, 魅惑
Get grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of
Synonyms: つかむ, 会得, 感得, 把握, 捉える, 掴み取る, 飲み込む
Hold hold the attention of
Synonyms: つかむ, 捉える
Seize take or capture by force
Synonyms: ふんだくる, ぶったくる, 取り押さえる, 強奪, 拿捕, 捉える, とっ捕まえる, ひっ捕らえる, 捕まえる, 捕獲, 捕縛
Nail take into custody
Synonyms: あげる, 取り押さえる, 召し捕る, 捉える, とっ捕まえる, ひっ捕らえる, 捕まえる, 捕縛, 検挙, 絡め取る
Capture succeed in catching or seizing, especially after a chase
Synonyms: 取り押さえる, 召し捕る, 抑える, 拿捕, 捉える, とっ捕まえる, ひっ捕らえる, 捕まえる, 捕捉, 捕獲, 捕縛, 絡め取る
Get reach with a blow or hit in a particular spot
Synonyms: 命中, 当たる, 捉える
Capture capture as if by hunting, snaring, or trapping
Synonyms: 得る, 捉える, とっ捕まえる, ひっ捕らえる, 捕る, 捕まえる, 捕獲, 採る, 採捕, 水揚げ, 漁獲, 生け捕り, 生け捕る, 絡め取る
Ensnare catch in or as if in a trap
Synonyms: 捉える
Capture succeed in representing or expressing something intangible
Synonyms: 捉える
Savvy get the meaning of something
Synonyms: つかむ, ほぐす, わかる, 了する, 了解, 会得, 把捉, 把握, 捉える, 掴み取る, 汲み取る, 納得, 解す, 解す, 解する, 解せる, 読み取る, 読解, 領得, 飲み込む
Capture attract
Synonyms: つかむ, チャーム, 化かす, 引きつける, 惹く, 惹きつける, 捉える, 魅する, 魅了, 魅惑
Appeal be attractive to
Synonyms: そそる, アピール, 吸い付く, 吸い付ける, 吸い寄せる, 吸引, 引きつける, 引き寄せる, 引き込む, 惹く, 惹きつける, 捉える, 誘引, 釣り込む, 魅する, 魅惑
Perceive to become aware of through the senses
Synonyms: わかる, 察する, 察知, 心付く, 悟る, 感づく, 感じ取る, 感受, 感知, 捉える, 気づく, 気がつく, 看取, 知覚, 聞き取る, 見とる, 見て取る, 見抜く, 認知, 認識
Catch perceive with the senses quickly, suddenly, or momentarily
Synonyms: キャッチ, 捉える, 捕捉, 掴み取る, 聞き取る
Capture bring about the capture of an elementary particle or celestial body and causing it enter a new orbit
Synonyms: 乗っ取る, 乗り取る, 分捕る, 則る, 捉える, 捕まえる
Capture cause to be enamored
Synonyms: つかむ, チャーム, 化かす, 引きつける, 惹く, 惹きつける, 捉える, 魅する, 魅了, 魅惑

Meanings for each kanji in 捉える

» catch; capture

Categories 捉える is a member of

Modify cause to change
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Understand know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
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Prehend take hold of
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Get Hold Of get into one's hands, take physically
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Hit deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument
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Capture capture as if by hunting, snaring, or trapping
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Interpret create an image or likeness of
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Capture attract
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Appeal be attractive to
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Perceive to become aware of through the senses
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Acquire come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
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Interest be of importance or consequence
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Stroke Order Diagrams for 捉える

Conjugations for 捉える

masu stem
[とら()·]
torae
Negative stem
[とら()·]
torae
te-form
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toraete
Negative te-form
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toraenakute
Adverbial Negative Form
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toraenaku
Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
[とら()··]
toraeru
Present Indicative Negative Form
[とら()···]
toraenai
Past Indicative Form
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toraeta
Past Indicative Negative Form
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toraenakatta
Presumptive Form
[とら()···]
toraeyou
Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
[とら()···]
toraemasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
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toraemasen
Past Indicative Form
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toraemashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
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toraemasendeshita
Presumptive Form
[とら()·····]
toraemashou
Tai Form
Present Indicative Form
[とら()···]
toraetai
Present Indicative Negative Form
[とら()·····]
toraetakunai
Past Indicative Form
[とら()·····]
toraetakatta
Past Indicative Negative Form
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toraetakunakatta
Adjective stem
[とら()··]
toraeta
te-form
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toraetakute
Negative te-form
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toraetakunakute
Adverbial Form
[とら()···]
toraetaku
Provisional Form
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toraetakereba
Provisional Negative Form
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toraetakunakereba
Conditional Form
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toraetakattara
Conditional Negative Form
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toraetakunakattara
Objective Form
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toraetasa
Imperative Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
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toraero
Imperative Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
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toraenasai
Provisional Form
Present Indicative Form
[とら()···]
toraereba
Present Indicative Negative Form
[とら()·····]
toraenakereba
Present Indicative Negative Colloquial Form
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toraenakya
Conditional Form
Present Indicative Form
[とら()···]
toraetara
Present Indicative Negative Form
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toraenakattara
Alternative Form
Present Indicative Form
[とら()···]
toraetari
Potential Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
[とら()····]
toraerareru
Present Indicative Negative Form
[とら()·····]
toraerarenai
Past Indicative Form
[とら()····]
toraerareta
Past Indicative Negative Form
[とら()·······]
toraerarenakatta
masu-stem
[とら()···]
toraerare
te-form
[とら()····]
toraerarete
Negative te-form
[とら()······]
toraerarenakute
Potential Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
[とら()·····]
toraeraremasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
[とら()······]
toraeraremasen
Past Indicative Form
[とら()······]
toraeraremashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
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toraeraremasendeshita
Colloquial Potential Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
[とら()···]
toraereru
Present Indicative Negative Form
[とら()····]
toraerenai
Past Indicative Form
[とら()···]
toraereta
Past Indicative Negative Form
[とら()······]
toraerenakatta
te-form
[とら()···]
toraerete
Negative te-form
[とら()·····]
toraerenakute
Colloquial Potential Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
[とら()····]
toraeremasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
[とら()·····]
toraeremasen
Past Indicative Form
[とら()·····]
toraeremashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
[とら()········]
toraeremasendeshita
Passive Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
[とら()····]
toraerareru
Present Indicative Negative Form
[とら()·····]
toraerarenai
Past Indicative Form
[とら()····]
toraerareta
Past Indicative Negative Form
[とら()·······]
toraerarenakatta
masu stem
[とら()···]
toraerare
te-form
[とら()····]
toraerarete
Negative te-form
[とら()······]
toraerarenakute
Passive Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
[とら()·····]
toraeraremasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
[とら()······]
toraeraremasen
Past Indicative Form
[とら()······]
toraeraremashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
[とら()·········]
toraeraremasendeshita
Causative Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
[とら()····]
toraesaseru
Present Indicative Negative Form
[とら()·····]
toraesasenai
Past Indicative Form
[とら()····]
toraesaseta
Past Indicative Negative Form
[とら()·······]
toraesasenakatta
masu stem
[とら()···]
toraesase
te-form
[とら()····]
toraesasete
Negative te-form
[とら()······]
toraesasenakute
Causative Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
[とら()·····]
toraesasemasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
[とら()······]
toraesasemasen
Past Indicative Form
[とら()······]
toraesasemashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
[とら()·········]
toraesasemasendeshita
Causative Passive Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
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toraesaserareru
Present Indicative Negative Form
[とら()·······]
toraesaserarenai
Past Indicative Form
[とら()······]
toraesaserareta
Past Indicative Negative Form
[とら()·········]
toraesaserarenakatta
masu stem
[とら()·····]
toraesaserare
te-form
[とら()······]
toraesaserarete
Negative te-form
[とら()········]
toraesaserarenakute
Causative Passive Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
[とら()·······]
toraesaseraremasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
[とら()········]
toraesaseraremasen
Past Indicative Form
[とら()········]
toraesaseraremashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
[とら()···········]
toraesaseraremasendeshita
Colloquial Form
Present Indicative Negative Masculine Form
[とら()··]
toraen
Formal Form
Present Indicative Negative Form
[とら()··]
toraezu
Classical Form (nu)
Present Indicative Negative Form
[とら()··]
toraenu
Classical Form (zaru)
Present Indicative Negative Form
[とら()···]
toraezaru

Sample Sentences for 捉える

Try to see the problem from her point of view.
They caught sight of the man among the crowd of people.
The clear and refreshing sound of the wind chimes is one of the characteristics of summers in Japan, but in recent years the number of people who perceive it merely as noise has been increasing.
We bagged a wild bird.
Japan's problem has been that she has continued to view international relations as an extension of her hierarchical interpersonal relations at home.

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