捕まえる
tsukamaeru
to catch, to capture, to arrest, to seize, to restrain
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  1. tsukamaeru to catch, to capture, to arrest, to seize, to restrain; to grab, to clutch, to grasp, to seize, to hold on to; to catch hold of (someone), to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street), to hail (a taxi, waiter, etc.), to hold (someone) back, to detain; towards (someone), at (someone), in (someone's) face
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Kanji Breakdown
Catch, Capture
On: ほ Kun: と.らえる,と.らわれる,と.る,とら.える,とら.われる,つか.まえる,つか.まる
10 strokes N3
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Ru-verb (一段動詞)
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捕まえる → 捕まえます → 捕まえて → 捕まえた

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毎朝捕まえるのが好きです。
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