This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: ソク、サク、とら.える
Romaji: soku, saku, tora.eru
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

catch, capture

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  10
Radical Number:  64
Frequency:  1976
Grade:  8
Skip Pattern:  1-3-7
Korean Reading:  chag
Chinese Reading:  zhuo1
Unicode:  6349
JIS:  422A

Indexes

Halpern Index: 433
Nelson Index: 1909
New Nelson Index: 2159
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3c7.1
Four Corner Index: 5608.1
Daikanwanjiten Index: 12136
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 5.0244
Remembering the kanji Index: 2260
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 391
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 1374
Kodansha Kanji Index: 518

Words

捕らえる (とらえる)
to seize; to capture; to arrest; to grasp; to perceive; to treat (as)
意味を捉える (いみをとらえる)
to grasp the meaning
手づかみ (てづかみ)
grasping (with one's bare hands); holding; grabbing; seizing; catching
捉え所の無い (とらえどころのない)
subtle; elusive; slippery
把捉 (はそく)
grasping (a meaning)
捕捉 (ほそく)
capture; seizure; prehension; apprehension; understanding
言葉尻を捉える (ことばじりをとらえる)
to cavil at a person's words; to use somebody's words to trip him up
心を捉える (こころをとらえる)
to impress; to charm
掴む (つかむ)
to seize; to catch; to grasp; to grip; to grab; to hold; to catch hold of; to lay one's hands on; to clutch; to understand; to grasp; to comprehend
捕まえる (つかまえる)
to catch; to arrest; to seize
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