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捕まえる (つかまえる): to catch, to arrest — Japanese vocabulary

捕まえる is read つかまえる and means "to catch, to arrest". JLPT N4 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

捕まえる

Reading
つかまえる · tsukamaeru
Translation
to catch, to arrest
Level
JLPT N4
Pitch accent
つかまえるが

Example

警官が泥棒を捕まえました。

けいかんがどろぼうをつかまえました。

The police officer caught the thief.

Kanji in this word

  • 捕 — catch, capture

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