Ichidan verb, intransitive verb

  1. to be caught, to be captured, to be taken prisoner, to be arrested, to be apprehended.
  2. to be seized with (fear, etc.), to be a slave to, to stick to, to adhere to, to be swayed by. Usually written with kana alone.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
 
 
 
捕らわれる とらわれる
 
 
 
捕われる とらわれる
 
 
 
囚われる とらわれる
 
 
 
捉われる とらわれる

Contained Kanji Breakdown

catch, capture
つか.まえる ホ と.らえる (7th, N3)
hand, hand radical (no. 64)
シュ
for the first time, not until
ホ フ はじ.めて (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
ten
ジュウ ジッ ジュッ (1st, N5)
month, moon
つき ゲツ ガツ (1st, N5)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)