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捕まえる [ichi1,news2,nf35] 掴まえる捉まえる [rK]
つかまえる [ichi1,news2,nf35]
1. [v1,vt]
▶ to catch
▶ to capture
▶ to arrest
▶ to seize
▶ to restrain
Cross references:
  ⇐ see: 2859404 ふん捕まえる【ふんづかまえる】 1. to grab hold of; to catch
2. [v1,vt]
▶ to grab
▶ to clutch
▶ to grasp
▶ to seize
▶ to hold on to
3. [v1,vt]
▶ 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
4. [v1,vt]
《as 〜をつかまえて》
▶ towards (someone)
▶ at (someone)
▶ in (someone's) face

Conjugations


History:
11. A 2023-12-03 02:10:20  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
Looks good.
10. A* 2023-12-03 01:11:14  Robin Scott <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
手を捕まえ	1,358	66.7%	
手を捉まえ	0	0.0%	
手を掴まえ	158	7.8%	
手をつかまえ	520	25.5%
---
首根っこを捕まえ	1,519	66.2%	
首根っこを掴まえ	164	7.2%	
首根っこを捉まえ	0	0.0%	
首根っこをつかまえ	610	26.6%
  Comments:
According to meikyo, 捕まえる can be used for sense 2. The n-grams support this. smk has 掴まえる for all senses. Happy to drop the restrictions.
I don't think 掴まえる should be rK. In certain contexts it's not so rare relative to other forms.
  Diff:
@@ -11,2 +11 @@
-<keb>捉まえる</keb>
-<ke_inf>&rK;</ke_inf>
+<keb>掴まえる</keb>
@@ -15 +14 @@
-<keb>掴まえる</keb>
+<keb>捉まえる</keb>
@@ -25 +23,0 @@
-<stagk>捕まえる</stagk>
@@ -35,2 +32,0 @@
-<stagk>捉まえる</stagk>
-<stagk>掴まえる</stagk>
9. A* 2023-12-01 22:24:47  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
捕まえる	296124	78.0%
捉まえる	2047	0.5%
掴まえる	5770	1.5%
つかまえる	75769	20.0%
  Comments:
I'm wondering about the restrictions. I know they are in the kokugos, but considering how rare those forms are I suspect they are historical now. The current restrictions on sense 2 mean the 2/3 rule indicates the entry should be split. GG5 and ルミナス use kana for examples for all senses.
  Diff:
@@ -11,0 +12 @@
+<ke_inf>&rK;</ke_inf>
@@ -14,0 +16 @@
+<ke_inf>&rK;</ke_inf>
8. A 2021-03-02 03:37:47  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
7. A* 2021-02-28 18:45:05 
  Diff:
@@ -58 +58 @@
-<gloss>in (someone's face)</gloss>
+<gloss>in (someone's) face</gloss>
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