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捉える [spec1,news2,nf46] 捕らえる [ichi1,news2,nf27] 捕える [ichi1]
とらえる [spec1,ichi1,news2,nf27,nf46]
1. [v1,vt]
▶ to catch
▶ to capture
▶ to seize
▶ to arrest
▶ to grab
▶ to catch hold of
2. [v1,vt]
▶ to grasp (e.g. meaning)
▶ to perceive
▶ to capture (e.g. features)
3. [v1,vt]
▶ to captivate
▶ to move (one's heart)

Conjugations


History:
5. A 2018-04-15 22:57:09  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
4. A* 2018-04-06 06:53:47  Johan Råde <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
G n-grams:
捉える	846468
捕らえる	167817
捕える	 23479
--
捉え	2486170
捕らえ	 623064
捕え	  91983
  Comments:
reordering
adding spec1 to 捉える
  Diff:
@@ -3,0 +4,6 @@
+<k_ele>
+<keb>捉える</keb>
+<ke_pri>news2</ke_pri>
+<ke_pri>nf46</ke_pri>
+<ke_pri>spec1</ke_pri>
+</k_ele>
@@ -14,5 +19,0 @@
-<k_ele>
-<keb>捉える</keb>
-<ke_pri>news2</ke_pri>
-<ke_pri>nf46</ke_pri>
-</k_ele>
@@ -24,0 +26 @@
+<re_pri>spec1</re_pri>
3. A 2017-07-10 07:18:18  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
2. A* 2017-06-28 13:50:20  Robin Scott <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
gg5, prog, daijr/s
  Comments:
Added sense.
  Diff:
@@ -28,0 +29,2 @@
+<gloss>to catch</gloss>
+<gloss>to capture</gloss>
@@ -30 +31,0 @@
-<gloss>to capture</gloss>
@@ -31,0 +33,2 @@
+<gloss>to grab</gloss>
+<gloss>to catch hold of</gloss>
@@ -36 +39 @@
-<gloss>to grasp</gloss>
+<gloss>to grasp (e.g. meaning)</gloss>
@@ -38 +41,7 @@
-<gloss>to treat (as)</gloss>
+<gloss>to capture (e.g. features)</gloss>
+</sense>
+<sense>
+<pos>&v1;</pos>
+<pos>&vt;</pos>
+<gloss>to captivate</gloss>
+<gloss>to move (one's heart)</gloss>
1. A 2010-07-12 04:59:03  Paul
  Comments:
捕らえる is about four times as common as 捕える (according to Google).  It also is much better represented in the Tanaka corpus.  I suggest switching headword order around.
  Diff:
@@ -4,4 +4,0 @@
-<k_ele>
-<keb>捕える</keb>
-<ke_pri>ichi1</ke_pri>
-</k_ele>
@@ -13,0 +9,4 @@
+</k_ele>
+<k_ele>
+<keb>捕える</keb>
+<ke_pri>ichi1</ke_pri>

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