How to say 'Grasp' in Japanese | 捉える

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The Japanese word for Grasp is 'Toraeru', written as 捉える in Japanese.'Grasp' in hiragana is とらえる.

word

捉える

Meaning

Grasp

Reading

とらえる

toraeru

Kanji

捉Catch

Explanation

The Japanese verb '捉える (とらえる)' means 'to grasp' or 'to capture'. It is used to describe the act of physically catching or holding onto something, as well as metaphorically understanding or perceiving something. For example: He grasped the concept quickly「彼はその概念をすぐに捉えた」(かれはそのがいねんをすぐにとらえた). The police captured the criminal「警察は犯人を捉えた」(けいさつははんにんをとらえた). This verb can also be used in a more abstract sense, such as capturing an image or idea in one's mind.

Part Of Speech

verb

Kanji JLPT

Unknown

Kanji Grade

Frequency

1218

Composition

kanji-hiragana

Handwriting

This word is an ichidan verb. To learn how it transforms in different tenses and forms, explore all its conjugations.

Kanji in the Word 捉える

This word contains 1 kanji character:

kanji

捉

Meaning

Catch

Hiragana in the Word 捉える

This word contains 2 Hiragana characters :

hiragana

え

Reading

hiragana

る

Reading

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'Toraeru' means 'Grasp' .

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