Today’s #kanji is 捕, which is listed under its semantic element of #てへん(扌). Its phonetic element is 甫, which means to tie or bound.

Meaning: to catch, to arrest
Reading: ホ、と、つか
捕獲(ホカク)する: vt. to catch, to capture, to seize
捕鯨(ホゲイ): n. whaling, whale fishing
捕捉(ホソク)する: vt. to catch, to hold up, to capture, to understand
捕虜(ホリョ): a prisoner (of war), a war prisoner, a captive
逮捕(タイホ)する: to arrest, to make an arrest, to apprehend
捕(と)る: vt. to catch (an animal or a ball)
捕(と)らえる: vt. to catch, to capture, to arrest, to grasp
機会(キカイ)を捕らえる: to seize an opportunity
犯人(ハンニン)を捕らえる: to capture an offender
内容(ナイヨウ)を捕らえる: to understand the content
捕(と)り物(もの)帳(チョウ): n. a detective story, a detective’s memoirs
捕(つか)まえる: vt. to catch, to capture, to seize, to arrest
捕(つか)まる: vi. to be caught, to be captured, to be arrested
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- てへん
探

抱

招

捕

打

抜

投

指
