Godan verb, transitive verb

  1. to capture alive, to catch alive, to take prisoner.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
 
生け捕る いけどる
 
生捕る いけどる

Contained Kanji Breakdown

life, genuine, birth
セイ い.きる う.まれる (1st, N5)
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)