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
