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    3. 捕る

    捕る

    捕とる​

    to catch (a wild animal, fish, insect, baseball, etc.)

    N2KMT9News #26+1CoreVerb, TransitiveAnimalsKanji Vocab11 strokes

    とる

    Verb, Transitive

    1.
    to catch (a wild animal, fish, insect, baseball, etc.), to capture

    Stroke 0 / 11

    Speed1.0x

    彼かれは魚さかなを捕とった。

    He caught a fish.

    KMT5AnimalsDaily Life
    猫ねこがネズミを捕とる。

    A cat catches a mouse.

    KMT9Animals
    罠わなを仕し掛かけて野や生せい動どう物ぶつを捕とる。

    Set a trap to catch wild animals.

    KMT9AnimalsNature & Environment
    漁りょう師しは海うみでたくさんの魚さかなを捕とった。

    The fisherman caught many fish in the sea.

    KMT9AnimalsWork & Career
    野や球きゅうの試し合あいで、キャッチャーがボールを捕とる。

    In a baseball game, the catcher catches the ball.

    KMT9Sports & Martial ArtsDaily Life

    Characters that make up this word

    捕
    と.らえる・と.らわれる・と.る・とら.える・とら.われる・つか.まえる…(2)
    catch・capture
    Kanji
    る
    ru
    Kana
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