Ichidan verb, transitive verb

  1. to catch, to capture, to seize, to arrest, to grab, to catch hold of.
  2. to grasp (e.g. meaning), to perceive, to capture (e.g. features).
  3. to captivate, to move (one's heart).

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
 
捉える とらえる
 
 
 
捕らえる とらえる
 
 
捕える とらえる

Contained Kanji Breakdown

catch, capture
とら.える ソク サク (11th)
hand, hand radical (no. 64)
シュ
leg, foot, be sufficient
あし た.りる ソク (1st, N4)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
stop, halt
と.まる シ どめ (2nd, N4)
divining, fortune-telling, divination or katakana to radical (no. 25)
ボク うらな.う うらない (Kentei Pre-1)