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► 動詞
捕まえる  [つかまえる]    meaning:  arrest  rank: 1
☆ 警察殺人犯を捕まえた ⇨ The police arrested the murderer

捕まえる  [つかまえる]    meaning:  catch  rank: 1
☆ このタクシーを捕まえるのはしい ⇨ It is hard to catch, find, a taxi around here
☆ テレビ記者通行人を捕まえて質問した ⇨ The TV reporter grabbed a passerby and asked a question

捕まる  [つかまる]    meaning:  catch  rank: 1
☆ 警察に捕まった ⇨ He got arrested by the police

捕らえる  [(3)とらえる]    meaning:  catch  rank: 2
☆ に捕らえられた ⇨ He was captured by the enemy
☆ 先頭を捕らえた ⇨ He has finally caught with the leader

► 名詞
捕え所  [とらえどころ]    meaning:  understand  rank: 4
☆ あいつは捕え所のだ ⇨ He is a hard guy to understand