Translation guide
The English word "arrest" has two main meanings: the legal act of taking someone into custody, and the act of stopping or halting something. This guide covers both, with a focus on natural Japanese expressions.
To express the act of police or authorities taking someone into custody.
The standard legal term for arrest. Used for formal arrests by police.
The police arrested the suspect.
He was arrested on suspicion of murder.
The intransitive verb meaning 'to be caught' or 'to be arrested'. More casual and commonly used in everyday speech.
The criminal was caught right away.
I got caught for speeding.
A formal term often used in news reports, meaning 'to arrest' or 'to apprehend', but can also include non-arrest actions like questioning.
The police arrested the gang member.
Means 'detention' or 'restraint'. It can refer to arrest but is broader, often used for holding someone in custody.
The suspect was detained by the police.
To express stopping the progress or development of something, such as a disease, growth, or a trend.
Means 'to prevent' or 'to stop' something from happening. Often used for abstract things like plans, progress, or spread.
To arrest the progress of the disease.
They thwarted the terrorist plot.
Literally 'to stop in its tracks', used for stopping the spread or advance of something negative, like a fire, disease, or rumor.
Means 'to suppress' or 'to control'. Used for restraining growth, inflation, or emotions.
A general verb meaning 'to stop'. Can be used in some contexts for 'arrest' but is less specific.
To express capturing someone's attention or interest.
逮捕 (taiho) is the formal legal term for arrest, used in official contexts. 捕まる (tsukamaru) is the casual, everyday word for being caught or arrested. Use 逮捕 in news reports or formal writing, and 捕まる in conversation.
He was arrested yesterday. (formal)
Yesterday, a pickpocket got caught. (casual)
逮捕 only means arrest in the legal sense. Do not use it for 'arresting' a disease or a trend. Use 阻止, 食い止める, or 抑制 instead.
To arrest the spread of the fire.
Measures to arrest the spread of infection.
インフレを抑制する政策。
Policies to arrest inflation.
To arrest the bleeding.
彼の演説は聴衆の心を捉えた。
His speech arrested the hearts of the audience.