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捉 means 'capture'

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Strokes : 10    Frequency: 1824   JLPT: N1    Usefulness: 5    Study set: 5-33    Grade: 8   Intermediate lesson: -    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 7 words   Used in 16 words   Used in 2 names   Not used as a component
Jōyō (常用)
On
   ソク
Kun
   とらえる to capture, seize
On    サク
Kun    つかむ to capture
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If you want to grab hold of the intangible, as in grasping a meaning, getting to the heart of a matter, or perceiving an abstraction such as multiculturalism, 捉 is indispensable. Learn to use it in saying, "The song charmed young people," "person whose personality makes no sense to others," "Television viewers see only what the camera captures," and "He was eaten up with guilt."
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Meiji Era: Improbable Victory in the Russo-Japanese War
斥 露 捉 旦
The Russo-Japanese War (1904–1905) pitted Russia's powerful navy against the outmatched Japanese. As this bundle shows, Japan fought doggedly. One cavalry lieutenant traveled unthinkable distances in terrible conditions to gather vital reconnaisance behind enemy lines. His heroics inspired a novel and film. The Japanese persisted for five months in the violent Siege of Port Arthur. Finally, the Japanese prevailed in the Battle of Tsushima, winning the war and diminishing Russian strength in East Asia. Japanese optimism came through even in the name of the stomach medicine soldiers received; the kanji meant "pills to conquer Russia"!
⿰  扌 (手) hand  足 foot  
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In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 捉 is used 2 times, read 2 ways.
Across all words in Japanese, 捉 is used 13 times, read 3 ways (with 1 variation).
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ソク : 2 words FIND ALL
ほ そ く 0
1. capture; seizure; prehension
2. apprehension; understanding
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とらえる : 7 words FIND ALL
expression, ichidan verb
to grasp the meaning
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つかむ : 3 words FIND ALL
つ か ま る 3
Most common form: 捕まる
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to be caught; to be arrested  (usu. 捕まる)
2. to hold on to; to grasp  (usu. 掴まる; often written with kana only)
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つかむ (read as づか) : 1 word FIND ALL
て づ か み 2
Most common form: 手づかみ
noun
grasping (with one's bare hands); holding; grabbing; seizing; catching
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Henshall: -  Joy o' Kanji : 2056  Key to Kanji: - 

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捉
ソク   とらえる to capture, seize   
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扌
hand
足
ソク   あし foot; leg   たす to add   たる    たりる to be sufficient   
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