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    3. 捉える

    捉える

    捉とらえ​る​

    to catch

    KMT10News #27+2CoreRef L1Verb, TransitiveEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab13 strokes

    捕らえる捕える

    とらえる

    Verb, Transitive

    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)

    Stroke 0 / 13

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    警けい察さつは犯はん人にんを捉とらえました。

    The police caught the culprit.

    KMT6Politics & LawDaily Life
    彼かれは問もん題だいの本ほん質しつを正せい確かくに捉とらえています。

    He accurately grasps the essence of the problem.

    KMT9Work & CareerScience & Math
    彼かれの作さく品ひんは、見みる者ものの心こころを捉とらえる力ちからがあります。

    His work has the power to captivate the hearts of those who see it.

    KMT10Art & DesignEmotions & Psychology
    彼かの女じょの歌うた声ごえは、聴きく人ひとの感かん情じょうを深ふかく捉とらえ、感かん動どうさせます。

    Her singing voice deeply captures the emotions of listeners and moves them.

    KMT10Emotions & PsychologyMusic & Entertainment
    時じ代だいの変へん化かを敏びん感かんに捉とらえ、新あたらしいビジネスチャンスを生うみ出だすことが重じゅう要ようです。

    It is important to sensitively grasp changes in the times and create new business opportunities.

    KMT10Business & FinanceEmotions & Psychology

    Characters that make up this word

    捉
    とら.える…(2)
    catch・capture
    Kanji
    え
    e
    Kana
    る
    ru
    Kana
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