Dated term for the capture of a suspect or criminal, often used in historical or period contexts.
In period dramas, scenes of capturing criminals often appear.
The arrest records describe the exploits of the Edo town magistrate.
large-scale roundup; manhunt; crackdown; raid
detective's memoirs; casebook of an Edo-period detective
Standard kanji spelling; used in news and historical contexts.
Variant spelling, less common but still seen.
Compound of 捕り (tori, 'catching') + 物 (mono, 'thing'), literally 'thing caught' or 'act of catching'. The exact historical derivation is uncertain.