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捕獲 (ほかく): capture, seizure — Japanese vocabulary

捕獲 is read ほかく and means "capture, seizure". JLPT N1 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

捕獲

Reading
ほかく · hokaku
Translation
capture, seizure
Level
JLPT N1
Pitch accent
ほかくが

Example

傷むのを防ぐために、遠海で捕獲した魚は直ちに冷却される。

いたむのをふせぐために、えんかいでほかくしたさかなはただちにれいきゃくされる。

To avoid spoiling, fish caught far out at sea are immediately cooled or even frozen.

Kanji in this word

  • 捕 — catch, capture
  • 獲 — acquire

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